King James Bible | Berean Study Bible |
1A Song or Psalm of Asaph. Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God. | 1A song. A Psalm of Asaph. O God, be not silent; be not speechless; be not still, O God. |
2For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head. | 2See how Your enemies rage, how Your foes have reared their heads. |
3They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones. | 3With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish, |
4They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance. | 4saying, “Come, let us erase them as a nation; may the name of Israel be remembered no more.” |
5For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee: | 5For with one mind they plot together, they form an alliance against You— |
6The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the Hagarenes; | 6the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagrites, |
7Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre; | 7of Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, of Philistia with the people of Tyre. |
8Assur also is joined with them: they have holpen the children of Lot. Selah. | 8Even Assyria has joined them, lending strength to the sons of Lot. Selah |
9Do unto them as unto the Midianites; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the brook of Kison: | 9Do to them as You did to Midian, as to Sisera and Jabin at the River Kishon, |
10Which perished at Endor: they became as dung for the earth. | 10who perished at Endor and became like dung on the ground. |
11Make their nobles like Oreb, and like Zeeb: yea, all their princes as Zebah, and as Zalmunna: | 11Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna, |
12Who said, Let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession. | 12who said, “Let us possess for ourselves the pastures of God.” |
13O my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind. | 13Make them like tumbleweed, O my God, like chaff before the wind. |
14As the fire burneth a wood, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire; | 14As fire consumes a forest, as a flame sets the mountains ablaze, |
15So persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraid with thy storm. | 15so pursue them with Your tempest, and terrify them with Your storm. |
16Fill their faces with shame; that they may seek thy name, O LORD. | 16Cover their faces with shame, that they may seek Your name, O LORD. |
17Let them be confounded and troubled for ever; yea, let them be put to shame, and perish: | 17May they be ever ashamed and terrified; may they perish in disgrace. |
18That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth. | 18May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth. |
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