The Complete Jewish Bible CJB
The Bible in Basic English BBE
1 A song. A psalm of Asaf: God, don't remain silent! Don't stay quiet, God, or still;
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<A Song. A Psalm. Of Asaph.> O God, do not keep quiet: let your lips be open and take no rest, O God.
2 because here are your enemies, causing an uproar; those who hate you are raising their heads,
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For see! those who make war on you are out of control; your haters are lifting up their heads.
3 craftily conspiring against your people, consulting together against those you treasure.
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They have made wise designs against your people, talking together against those whom you keep in a secret place.
4 They say, "Come, let's wipe them out as a nation; let the name of Isra'el be remembered no more!"
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They have said, Come, let us put an end to them as a nation; so that the name of Israel may go out of man's memory.
5 With one mind they plot their schemes; the covenant they have made is against you
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For they have all come to an agreement; they are all joined together against you:
6 the tents of Edom and the Yishma'elim, Mo'av and the Hagrim,
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The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites; Moab and the Hagarites;
7 G'val, 'Amon and 'Amalek, P'leshet with those living in Tzor; (Selah)
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Gebal and Ammon and Amalek; the Philistines and the people of Tyre;
8 Ashur too is allied with them, to reinforce the descendants of Lot.
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Assur is joined with them; they have become the support of the children of Lot. (Selah.)
9 Do to them as you did to Midyan, to Sisra and Yavin at Vadi Kishon
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Do to them what you did to the Midianites; what you did to Sisera and Jabin, at the stream of Kishon:
10 they were destroyed at 'Ein-Dor and became manure for the ground.
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Who came to destruction at En-dor; their bodies became dust and waste.
11 Make their leaders like 'Orev and Ze'ev, all their princes like Zevach and Tzalmuna,
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Make their chiefs like Oreb and Zeeb; and all their rulers like Zebah and Zalmunna:
12 who said, "Let's take possession of God's meadows for ourselves."
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Who have said, Let us take for our heritage the resting-place of God.
13 My God, make them like whirling dust, like chaff driven by the wind.
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O my God, make them like the rolling dust; like dry stems before the wind.
14 Like fire burning up the forest, like a flame that sets the mountains ablaze,
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As fire burning a wood, and as a flame causing fire on the mountains,
15 drive them away with your storm, terrify them with your tempest.
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So go after them with your strong wind, and let them be full of fear because of your storm.
16 Fill their faces with shame, so that they will seek your name, ADONAI.
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Let their faces be full of shame; so that they may give honour to your name, O Lord.
17 Let them be ashamed and fearful forever; yes, let them perish in disgrace.
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Let them be overcome and troubled for ever; let them be put to shame and come to destruction;
18 Let them know that you alone, whose name is ADONAI, are the Most High over all the earth.
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So that men may see that you only, whose name is Yahweh, are Most High over all the earth.
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
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