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1 O God, do not remain silent; do not turn a deaf ear, do not stand aloof, O God.
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O God, do not keep silent; do not be still, do not be quiet!
2 See how your enemies growl, how your foes rear their heads.
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Look! Your enemies are in revolt, and those who hate you are rebelling.
3 With cunning they conspire against your people; they plot against those you cherish.
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They are making secret plans against your people; they are plotting against those you protect.
4 “Come,” they say, “let us destroy them as a nation, so that Israel’s name is remembered no more.”
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"Come," they say, "let us destroy their nation, so that Israel will be forgotten forever."
5 With one mind they plot together; they form an alliance against you—
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They agree on their plan and form an alliance against you:
6 the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagrites,
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the people of Edom and the Ishmaelites; the people of Moab and the Hagrites;
7 Byblos, Ammon and Amalek, Philistia, with the people of Tyre.
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the people of Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, and of Philistia and Tyre.
8 Even Assyria has joined them to reinforce Lot’s descendants.
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Assyria has also joined them as a strong ally of the Ammonites and Moabites, the descendants of Lot.
9 Do to them as you did to Midian, as you did to Sisera and Jabin at the river Kishon,
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Do to them what you did to the Midianites, and to Sisera and Jabin at the Kishon River.
10 who perished at Endor and became like dung on the ground.
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You defeated them at Endor, and their bodies rotted on the ground.
11 Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
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Do to their leaders what you did to Oreb and Zeeb; defeat all their rulers as you did Zebah and Zalmunna,
12 who said, “Let us take possession of the pasturelands of God.”
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who said, "We will take for our own the land that belongs to God."
13 Make them like tumbleweed, my God, like chaff before the wind.
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Scatter them like dust, O God, like straw blown away by the wind.
14 As fire consumes the forest or a flame sets the mountains ablaze,
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As fire burns the forest, as flames set the hills on fire,
15 so pursue them with your tempest and terrify them with your storm.
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chase them away with your storm and terrify them with your fierce winds.
16 Cover their faces with shame, LORD, so that they will seek your name.
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Cover their faces with shame, O Lord, and make them acknowledge your power.
17 May they ever be ashamed and dismayed; may they perish in disgrace.
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May they be defeated and terrified forever; may they die in complete disgrace.
18 Let them know that you, whose name is the LORD— that you alone are the Most High over all the earth.
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May they know that you alone are the Lord, supreme ruler over all the earth.
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Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.