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1 A song. A psalm of Asaf: God, don't remain silent! Don't stay quiet, God, or still;
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O God, do not remain silent; do not turn a deaf ear, do not stand aloof, O God.
2 because here are your enemies, causing an uproar; those who hate you are raising their heads,
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See how your enemies growl, how your foes rear their heads.
3 craftily conspiring against your people, consulting together against those you treasure.
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With cunning they conspire against your people; they plot against those you cherish.
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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“Come,” they say, “let us destroy them as a nation, so that Israel’s name is remembered no more.”
5 With one mind they plot their schemes; the covenant they have made is against you
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With one mind they plot together; they form an alliance 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, of Moab and the Hagrites,
7 G'val, 'Amon and 'Amalek, P'leshet with those living in Tzor; (Selah)
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Byblos, Ammon and Amalek, Philistia, with the people of Tyre.
8 Ashur too is allied with them, to reinforce the descendants of Lot.
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Even Assyria has joined them to reinforce Lot’s descendants.
9 Do to them as you did to Midyan, to Sisra and Yavin at Vadi Kishon
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Do to them as you did to Midian, as you did to Sisera and Jabin at the river Kishon,
10 they were destroyed at 'Ein-Dor and became manure for the ground.
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who perished at Endor and became like dung on the ground.
11 Make their leaders like 'Orev and Ze'ev, all their princes like Zevach and Tzalmuna,
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Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
12 who said, "Let's take possession of God's meadows for ourselves."
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who said, “Let us take possession of the pasturelands of God.”
13 My God, make them like whirling dust, like chaff driven by the wind.
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Make them like tumbleweed, my God, like chaff before the wind.
14 Like fire burning up the forest, like a flame that sets the mountains ablaze,
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As fire consumes the forest or a flame sets the mountains ablaze,
15 drive them away with your storm, terrify them with your tempest.
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so pursue them with your tempest and terrify them with your storm.
16 Fill their faces with shame, so that they will seek your name, ADONAI.
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Cover their faces with shame, LORD, so that they will seek your name.
17 Let them be ashamed and fearful forever; yes, let them perish in disgrace.
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May they ever be ashamed and dismayed; may they perish in disgrace.
18 Let them know that you alone, whose name is ADONAI, are the Most High over all the earth.
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Let them know that you, whose name is the LORD— that you alone are the 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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