The psalmist cries out to God, asking Him not to remain silent in the face of enemies who have plotted against His people, Israel. These enemies, a coalition of nations, seek to destroy Israel and erase its name. The psalmist asks God to deal with these enemies as He did with Midian and Sisera, and to bring shame and destruction upon them. Ultimately, the psalmist desires that God's enemies be confounded and perish, and that they come to know that the Lord is the Most High in all the earth.
1 A Canticle Psalm of Asaph 2 O God, who will ever be like you? Do not be silent, and do not be unmoved, O God 3 For behold, your enemies have sounded off, and those who hate you have carried out a head 4 They have acted with malice in counsel over your people, and they have plotted against your holy ones 5 They have said, "Come, let us scatter them from the nations and not allow the name of Israel to be remembered any longer. 6 For they plotted unanimously. Joined together against you, they ordained a covenant 7 the tabernacle of Edomites and Ishmaelites, and Moab and the Hagarites 8 and Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek, the foreigners among the inhabitants of Tyre 9 For even Assur comes with them. They have become the helpers of the sons of Lot 10 Do to them as you did to Midian and Sisera, just as to Jabin at the torrent of Kishon 11 They perished at Endor, and they became like the dung of the earth 12 Set their leaders to be like Oreb and Zeeb, and Zebah and Zalmunna: all their leader 13 who said, "Let us possess the Sanctuary of God for an inheritance. 14 My God, set them like a wheel, and like stubble before the face of the wind 15 Set them like a fire burning up the forest, and like a flame burning up the mountains 16 So will you pursue them in your tempest, and disturb them in your wrath 17 Fill their faces with shame, and they will seek your name, O Lord 18 Let them be ashamed and troubled, from age to age, and let them be confounded and perish 19 And let them know that the Lord is your name. You alone are the Most High in all the earth