New Living Translation
Psalms 83:1
1O God, do not be silent! Do not be deaf. Do not be quiet, O God.
Psalms 83:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.
- New International Version (NIV)O God, do not remain silent; do not turn a deaf ear, do not stand aloof, O God.
- English Standard Version (ESV)O God, do not keep silence; do not hold your peace or be still, O God!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Do not keep silent, O God! Do not hold Your peace, And do not be still, O God!
Context of Psalms 83:1
O God, do not be silent! Do not be deaf. Do not be quiet, O God. 2Don’t you hear the uproar of your enemies? Don’t you see that your arrogant enemies are rising up? 3They devise crafty schemes against your people; they conspire against your precious ones.
Read all of Psalms 83Psalms 83:1 word by word
אֱלֹהִ֥ים אַל־דֳּמִי־לָ֑ךְ אַל־תֶּחֱרַ֖שׁ וְאַל־תִּשְׁקֹ֣ט אֵֽל׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 83:1
- Psalms 28:1I pray to you, O Lord, my rock. Do not turn a deaf ear to me. For if you are silent, I might as well give up and die.
- Psalms 35:22O Lord, you know all about this. Do not stay silent. Do not abandon me now, O Lord.
- Psalms 44:23Wake up, O Lord! Why do you sleep? Get up! Do not reject us forever.
- Psalms 50:3Our God approaches, and he is not silent. Fire devours everything in his way, and a great storm rages around him.
- Psalms 109:1O God, whom I praise, don’t stand silent and aloof
- Isaiah 42:14He will say, “I have long been silent; yes, I have restrained myself. But now, like a woman in labor, I will cry and groan and pant.
Commentaries on Psalms 83:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Keep not thou silence - A strong appeal to God just as the confederacy was discovered. Do not be inactive, do not be neuter. Thy honor and our existence are both at stake.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Keep not thou silence, O God - See the notes at Psalm 28:1. The prayer here is that in the existing emergency God would not seem to be indifferent to the needs and dangers of his people, and to the purposes of their enemies, but that he would speak with a voice of command, and break up their designs. Hold not thy peace - That is, Speak. Give commaud. Disperse them by thine own authority. And be not still, O God - Awake; arouse; be not indifferent to the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The designs of the enemies of Israel. (1-8) Earnest prayer for their defeat. (9-18) Verses 1-8 Sometimes God seems not to be concerned at the unjust treatment of his people. But then we may call upon him, as the psalmist here. All wicked people are God's enemies, especially wicked persecutors. The Lord's people are his hidden one; the world knows them not. He takes them under his special protection. Do the enemies of the church act with one consent to…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-4The enemy has successfully intimidated God’s people, so the poet prays that the Lord will hear and act.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-181. God addressed as indifferent (compare Psa 35:22; 39:12). be not still--literally, "not quiet," as opposed to action.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 83
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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