| Berean Study Bible | New International Version |
| 1A song. A Psalm of Asaph. O God, be not silent; be not speechless; be not still, O God. | 1A song. A psalm of Asaph. O God, do not remain silent; do not turn a deaf ear, do not stand aloof, O God. |
| 2See how Your enemies rage, how Your foes have reared their heads. | 2See how your enemies growl, how your foes rear their heads. |
| 3With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish, | 3With cunning they conspire against your people; they plot against those you cherish. |
| 4saying, “Come, let us erase them as a nation; may the name of Israel be remembered no more.” | 4"Come," they say, "let us destroy them as a nation, so that Israel's name is remembered no more." |
| 5For with one mind they plot together, they form an alliance against You— | 5With one mind they plot together; they form an alliance against you-- |
| 6the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagrites, | 6the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagrites, |
| 7of Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, of Philistia with the people of Tyre. | 7Byblos, Ammon and Amalek, Philistia, with the people of Tyre. |
| 8Even Assyria has joined them, lending strength to the sons of Lot. Selah | 8Even Assyria has joined them to reinforce Lot's descendants. |
| 9Do to them as You did to Midian, as to Sisera and Jabin at the River Kishon, | 9Do to them as you did to Midian, as you did to Sisera and Jabin at the river Kishon, |
| 10who perished at Endor and became like dung on the ground. | 10who perished at Endor and became like dung on the ground. |
| 11Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna, | 11Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna, |
| 12who said, “Let us possess for ourselves the pastures of God.” | 12who said, "Let us take possession of the pasturelands of God." |
| 13Make them like tumbleweed, O my God, like chaff before the wind. | 13Make them like tumbleweed, my God, like chaff before the wind. |
| 14As fire consumes a forest, as a flame sets the mountains ablaze, | 14As fire consumes the forest or a flame sets the mountains ablaze, |
| 15so pursue them with Your tempest, and terrify them with Your storm. | 15so pursue them with your tempest and terrify them with your storm. |
| 16Cover their faces with shame, that they may seek Your name, O LORD. | 16Cover their faces with shame, LORD, so that they will seek your name. |
| 17May they be ever ashamed and terrified; may they perish in disgrace. | 17May they ever be ashamed and dismayed; may they perish in disgrace. |
| 18May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth. | 18Let them know that you, whose name is the LORD-- that you alone are the Most High over all the earth. |
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