Psalms 83:1
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“O God, be not silent; be not speechless; be not still, O God.”
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BSBPD
“O God, be not silent; be not speechless; be not still, O God.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“O God, keep not thou silence: Hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“A Song, --A Psalm of Asaph. O God, let there be no silence to Thee, Be not silent, nor be quiet, O God.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Psalms 83:1 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 28:1To You, O LORD, I call; be not deaf to me, O my Rock. For if You remain silent, I will be like those descending to the Pit.
- Psalms 35:22O LORD, You have seen it; be not silent. O Lord, be not far from me.
- Psalms 44:23Wake up, O Lord! Why are You sleeping? Arise! Do not reject us forever.
- Psalms 50:1The Mighty One, God the LORD, speaks and summons the earth from where the sun rises to where it sets.
- Psalms 50:3Our God approaches and will not be silent! Consuming fire precedes Him, and a tempest rages around Him.
- Psalms 109:1O God of my praise, be not silent.
- Isaiah 42:14“I have kept silent from ages past; I have remained quiet and restrained. But now I will groan like a woman in labor; I will at once gasp and pant.
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