A song, a psalm of Asaph.

Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.

O God, do not remain silent; do not be still or quiet, O Mighty One.

For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.

For behold, your enemies are in an uproar; those who hate you have lifted up their heads in rebellion.

They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones.

They devise cunning plans against your people and conspire together against your treasured ones.

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.

They say, 'Come, let us destroy them as a nation, so that the name of Israel may no longer be remembered.'

For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:

For they have consulted together with one mind; they have made a covenant against you.

The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the Hagarenes;

The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, Moab and the Hagrites,

Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre;

Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre.

Assur also is joined with them: they have holpen the children of Lot. Selah.

Even Assyria has joined them; they have strengthened the descendants of Lot. Selah.

Do unto them as unto the Midianites; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the brook of Kison:

Do to them as you did to Midian, as to Sisera and Jabin at the River Kishon,

Which perished at Endor: they became as dung for the earth.

who were destroyed at En-dor and became like dung on the ground.

Make their nobles like Oreb, and like Zeeb: yea, all their princes as Zebah, and as Zalmunna:

Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,

Who said, Let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession.

who said, 'Let us take possession of the pastures of God for ourselves.'

O my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind.

My God, make them like whirling dust, like chaff before the wind.

As the fire burneth a wood, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire;

As fire burns a forest, and as flames set the mountains ablaze,

So persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraid with thy storm.

so pursue them with your storm and terrify them with your tempest.

Fill their faces with shame; that they may seek thy name, O LORD.

Fill their faces with shame so that they will seek your name, O LORD.

Let them be confounded and troubled for ever; yea, let them be put to shame, and perish:

Let them be ashamed and dismayed forever; let them be disgraced and perish.

That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth.

And let them know that you alone, whose name is the LORD, are the Most High over all the earth.