1. O my God, do not keep silent; be not quiet, be not still
O my God, do not keep silent; be not quiet, be not still. See how all your foes are stirring, eager to move in and kill. For they plot against your loved ones, make their cunning plans, and say, “Come, let us destroy their nation; Isr’el’s name we’ll sweep away.”
[Sing to the Lord 83]

2. they are allies for the fight – tents of Hagar and of Moab,
2. With one mind they plot against you;
they are allies for the fight –
tents of Hagar and of Moab,
Edom and the Ishmaelite,
Gebal, Amalek and Ammon,
Philistines with men of Tyre.
Now Assyria has joined them;
Lot’s descendants strength acquire.

3. Jabin, Sisera once slain at the mighty torrent Kishon,
3. Deal to them as once to Midian;
Jabin, Sisera once slain
at the mighty torrent Kishon,
left like refuse in the rain.
Make their chiefs like Zeeb and Oreb,
Zeba and Zalmunna too,
when they said, “We’ll take possession
of God’s pasturelands from you.”

4. like the chaff before the breeze.
4. Like the tumbleweed disperse them,
like the chaff before the breeze.
As the flames lay waste the mountains
or the fire consumes the trees,
so pursue them with your tempest;
may your storm bring fear and shame.
Lord, bring them humiliation,
so that they may seek your name.

5. let dismay be on their face. May they be destroyed completely;
5. May they be ashamed forever;
let dismay be on their face.
May they be destroyed completely;
let them perish in disgrace.
Lord, make known your name among them;
show that you alone are God –
that you are the Most High, ruling
over all the earth abroad.
Sing to the Lord 83
Used with permission
Text: Sing Psalms, © Psalmody Committee, Free Church of Scotland, 2003, alt.
Tune: John Ambrose Lloyd, 1815–1874