4 Their wives were raped, and their children were carried off to become slaves. Dinah's relatives were furious and were eager to take revenge on the foreigners who had disgraced their family, and so they called on you for help. That's why you let the Israelites carry off the wealth of those foreigners.Lord God, I am a widow. Please listen to my prayer.
5 I know you caused all of these things to happen, and everything else as well. You control what is happening now and what will take place in the future,
6 because everything happens according to your plan. You always know ahead of time what you will do and what decisions you will make.
7 The Assyrian troops that are now attacking us are more powerful than ever. They are constantly bragging about their strong cavalry and mighty soldiers who trust in swords, shields, bows, and slings to win their wars. They don't realize that you are the Lord, a warrior who always wins.
8 So, in your anger, use your strength to completely destroy their army. Those Assyrians plan to disgrace the temple where you are worshiped and to chop off the corners of your altar with their swords.
9 You've seen how arrogant those Assyrians are. Destroy them in your anger, and give me, a widow, the strength to do what I have planned.
10 Use my deceit to slaughter the Assyrian rulers and their slaves, and let my strength crush their pride.