1A canticle of a psalm for Asaph.
2O God, who shall be like to thee?…
3For lo, thy enemies have made a noise:…
4They have taken a malicious counsel against thy…
5They have said: Come and let us destroy…
6For they have contrived with one consent: they…
7The tabernacles of the Edomites, and the Ismahelites:…
8Gebal, and Ammon and Amalec: the Philistines, with…
9Yea, and the Assyrian also is joined with…
10Do to them as thou didst to Madian…
11Who perished at Endor: and became as dung…
12Make their princes like Oreb, and Zeb, and…
13Who have said: Let us possess the sanctuary…
14O my God, make them like a wheel;…
15As fire which burneth the wood: and as…
16So shalt thou pursue them with thy tempest:…
17Fill their faces with shame; and they shall…
18Let them be ashamed and troubled for ever…
19And let them know that the Lord is…