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Psalm 83:1 KJV
Psalms · chapter 83 · verse 1
A Song or Psalm of Asaph.Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.Psalm 83:1 · King James Version
Psalm 83:1 in context
1Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.
2For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.
3They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- silencedᵉmîyquietH1824 →
- peacechârashto scratchH2790 →
- stillshâqaṭto reposeH8252 →
- Godʼĕlôhîymgods in the ordinary senseH430 →
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The Israel of God were now in danger, and fear, and great distress, and yet their prayer is called, A song or psalm; for singing psalms is not unseasonable, no, not when the harps are hung upon the willow-trees. I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-8