Rise up, O God, and defend your cause; remember how fools mock you all day long.
Remember how the enemy has mocked you, Lord, how foolish people have reviled your name.
“And now what do I have here?” declares the Lord. “For my people have been taken away for nothing, and those who rule them mock,” declares the Lord. “And all day long my name is constantly blasphemed.
The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and their ways are vile; there is no one who does good.
Give ear, Lord, and hear; open your eyes, Lord, and see; listen to the words Sennacherib has sent to ridicule the living God.
Awake, and rise to my defense! Contend for me, my God and Lord.