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English Standard Version ESV
1 Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.
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O God, do not keep silence; do not hold your peace or be still, O God!
2 For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.
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For behold, your enemies make an uproar; those who hate you have raised their heads.
3 They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones.
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They lay crafty plans against your people; they consult together against your treasured ones.
4 They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
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They say, "Come, let us wipe them out as a nation; let the name of Israel be remembered no more!"
5 For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:
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For they conspire with one accord; against you they make a covenant--
6 The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the Hagarenes;
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the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, Moab and the Hagrites,
7 Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre;
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Gebal and Ammon and Amalek, Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre;
8 Assur also is joined with them: they have holpen the children of Lot. Selah.
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Asshur also has joined them; they are the strong arm of the children of Lot. Selah
9 Do unto them as unto the Midianites; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the brook of Kison:
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Do to them as you did to Midian, as to Sisera and Jabin at the river Kishon,
10 Which perished at Endor: they became as dung for the earth.
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who were destroyed at En-dor, who became dung for the ground.
11 Make their nobles like Oreb, and like Zeeb: yea, all their princes as Zebah, and as Zalmunna:
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Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
12 Who said, Let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession.
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who said, "Let us take possession for ourselves of the pastures of God."
13 O my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind.
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O my God, make them like whirling dust, like chaff before the wind.
14 As the fire burneth a wood, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire;
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As fire consumes the forest, as the flame sets the mountains ablaze,
15 So persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraid with thy storm.
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so may you pursue them with your tempest and terrify them with your hurricane!
16 Fill their faces with shame; that they may seek thy name, O LORD.
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Fill their faces with shame, that they may seek your name, O LORD.
17 Let them be confounded and troubled for ever; yea, let them be put to shame, and perish:
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Let them be put to shame and dismayed forever; let them perish in disgrace,
18 That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth.
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that they may know that you alone, whose name is the LORD, are the Most High over all the earth.
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