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1 O God, do not keep silence; do not hold your peace or be still, O God!
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God, don't be silent! Don't be quiet or sit still, God,
2 Even now your enemies are in tumult; those who hate you have raised their heads.
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because—look!—your enemies are growling; those who hate you are acting arrogantly.
3 They lay crafty plans against your people; they consult together against those you protect.
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They concoct crafty plans against your own people; they plot against the people you favor.
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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"Come on," they say, "let's wipe them out as a nation! Let the name Israel be remembered no more!"
5 They conspire with one accord; against you they make a covenant—
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They plot with a single-minded heart; they make a covenant against you.
6 the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, Moab and the Hagrites,
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They are the clans of Edom and the Ishmaelites, Moab and the Hagrites,
7 Gebal and Ammon and Amalek, Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre;
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Gebal, Ammon, Amalek, Philistia along with the citizens of Tyre.
8 Assyria also has joined them; they are the strong arm of the children of Lot. (Selah)
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Assyria too has joined them— they are the strong arm for Lot's children. 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 Midian, to Sisera, and to Jabin at the Kishon River.
10 who were destroyed at En-dor, who became dung for the ground.
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They were destroyed at Endor; they become fertilizer for the ground.
11 Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
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Make their officials like Oreb and Zeeb, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna—
12 who said, "Let us take the pastures of God for our own possession."
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those who said, "Let's take God's pastures for ourselves."
13 O my God, make them like whirling dust, like chaff before the wind.
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My God, make them like tumbleweeds, like chaff blown by wind.
14 As fire consumes the forest, as the flame sets the mountains ablaze,
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Just like a fire consumes a forest, just like flames set mountains ablaze,
15 so pursue them with your tempest and terrify them with your hurricane.
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pursue them with your storm, terrify them with your hurricane.
16 Fill their faces with shame, so that they may seek your name, O Lord.
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Cover their faces with shame, LORD, so that they might seek your name.
17 Let them be put to shame and dismayed forever; let them perish in disgrace.
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Let them be shamed and terrified forever. Let them die in disgrace.
18 Let them know that you alone, whose name is the Lord, are the Most High over all the earth.
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Let them know that you— your name is the LORD!— you alone are Most High over all the earth.
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