1 Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.
2 For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.
3 They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones.
4 They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
5 For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:
6 The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the Hagarenes;
7 Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre;
8 Assur also is joined with them: they have holpen the children of Lot. Selah.
9 Do unto them as unto the Midianites; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the brook of Kison:
10 Which perished at Endor: they became as dung for the earth.
11 Make their nobles like Oreb, and like Zeeb: yea, all their princes as Zebah, and as Zalmunna:
12 Who said, Let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession.
13 O my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind.
14 As the fire burneth a wood, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire;
15 So persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraid with thy storm.
16 Fill their faces with shame; that they may seek thy name, O Lord.
17 Let them be confounded and troubled for ever; yea, let them be put to shame, and perish:
18 That men may know that thou, whose name alone is Jehovah, art the most high over all the earth.
<html><b>have no silence</b> Do not give silence to our wrongs, with which our enemies harm us.</html>
<html><b>against You they form a pact</b> This pact is only against You, to cause Your name to be forgotten, for You are called the God of Israel, and since Israel will not be remembered, even Your great name is not remembered. I found this.</html>
<html><b>Also Assyria</b> Even Assyria, which until that day was careful of other foolish counsels and would not join evildoers, as it says (Gen. 10:11): “From that land Asshur went forth,” that he left the counsel of the generation of dispersion [which built the tower], joined them here and assisted them for evil. (In other commentaries I found this:) <b>Also Assyria joined them, etc.</b> Also this one, who initially loved good deedsfor he separated from Nimrod’s counsel, as it is said: “From that land Asshur went forth”he too reverted to wickedness. Therefore, he participated in destroying Your temple. Genesis Rabbah 37: 4. <b>they were the arm</b> All these gave strength and aid to Moab and Ammon, our neighbors, to come upon us.</html>
<html><b>Do to them as [to] Midian</b> through Gideon. <b>as [to] Sisera</b> through Barak.</html>
<html><b>They were destroyed in En-Dor</b> I do not know which of the wars took place in En-Dor, that of Gideon or that of Barak. <b>dung</b> Heb. דמן, scattered dung, as translated by Jonathan.</html>
<html><b>Who said</b> These nations mentioned above: Edom, Ishmael, and all their allies. <b>“Let us inherit for ourselves the dwellings of God”</b> The dwelling of the house of God.</html>
<html><b>My God, make them like thistles, like stubble</b> which are driven away by the wind. Now what is גלגל? It is the tips of the thorns of the field, which are called chardons in French, thistles. When winter arrives, they are plucked out and disintegrate, and little by little they fly [away]. The part that is plucked out of them resembles the wheels of a wagon, and the wind carries them.</html>
<html><b>and with Your whirlwind</b> Tourbillon in French, whirlwind.</html>