New Revised Standard NRS
The Bible in Basic English BBE
1 O God, do not keep silence; do not hold your peace or be still, O God!
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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 Even now your enemies are in tumult; those who hate you have raised 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 They lay crafty plans against your people; they consult together against those you protect.
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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 us wipe them out as a nation; let the name of Israel 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 They conspire with one accord; against you they make a covenant—
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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 Ishmaelites, Moab and the Hagrites,
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The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites; Moab and the Hagarites;
7 Gebal and Ammon and Amalek, Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre;
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Gebal and Ammon and Amalek; the Philistines and the people of Tyre;
8 Assyria also has joined them; they are the strong arm of the children of Lot. (Selah)
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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 Midian, as to Sisera and Jabin at the Wadi 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 who were destroyed at En-dor, who became dung for the ground.
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Who came to destruction at En-dor; their bodies became dust and waste.
11 Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
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Make their chiefs like Oreb and Zeeb; and all their rulers like Zebah and Zalmunna:
12 who said, "Let us take the pastures of God for our own possession."
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Who have said, Let us take for our heritage the resting-place of God.
13 O my God, make them like whirling dust, like chaff before the wind.
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O my God, make them like the rolling dust; like dry stems before the wind.
14 As fire consumes the forest, as the flame sets the mountains ablaze,
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As fire burning a wood, and as a flame causing fire on the mountains,
15 so pursue them with your tempest and terrify them with your hurricane.
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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 may seek your name, O Lord.
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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 put to shame and dismayed forever; 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 the Lord, 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.
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