A Song, a Psalm of Asaph. God, mighty are Your deeds; do not remain silent! The verse says (Ecclesiastes 8:5), "He who keeps a commandment experiences no evil thing." (ibid 8:4), "For the word of a king is powerful." The righteous say to the Lord, "What will You do?"
He says to them, "Arise," and He rises, as it says (Numbers 10:35), "Arise, O Lord." They say to Him, "Do not sleep," and He awakens, as it says (Psalm 44:24), "Rouse Yourself! Why do You sleep, O Lord?" And He awakens, as it says (Psalm 78:65), "Then the Lord awakened as one out of sleep."
They say to Him, "Be like one who is silent," and He listens, as it says (Isaiah 42:23), "Who among you will listen to this? Will listen and heed in the time to come?" Likewise, Isaiah says (ibid 62:6), "Upon your walls, O Jerusalem, I have appointed watchmen." (ibid 62:7), "Do not give Him rest until He establishes Jerusalem." O God, mighty are Your deeds; do not remain silent!
You are still and we are still, as it says (Lamentations 2:10), "They sit on the ground, the elders of the daughter of Zion are silent." We have been silenced. (Exodus 14:14), "The Lord will do battle for you." Therefore, do not be silent. Do not be silent, and do not be still until You see salvation for Your children.
And so it says (Psalm 83:3), "For behold, Your enemies stir, and those who hate You raise their heads." (Isaiah 17:12), "Woe to the uproarious multitude of many peoples, who make a noise like the noise of the sea."...