1. O God, do not remain silent;do not turn a deaf ear,do not stand aloof, O God.
2. See how your enemies growl,how your foes rear their heads.
3. With cunning they conspire against your people;they plot against those you cherish.
4. ‘Come,’ they say, ‘let us destroy them as a nation,so that Israel’s name is remembered no more.’
5. With one mind they plot together;they form an alliance against you –
6. the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites,of Moab and the Hagrites,