Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise;
Parallel translations
- WEB For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. God of my praise, don’t remain silent,
- BSB For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O God of my praise, be not silent.
- ESV Be not silent, O God of my praise!
- NKJV Donot keep silent, O God of my praise!
- NASB God of my praise, Do not be silent!
- NLT O God, whom I praise, don’t stand silent and aloof
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Quick answer
David cries to the God of his praise, pleading with him not to remain silent.
Overview
Opening this imprecatory psalm, David appeals to God whom he praises, begging him not to be silent amid persecution. He directs his complaint not to revenge but to the God who judges justly. This pattern of entrusting one's cause to God anticipates Christ, who when reviled did not retaliate but committed himself to the One who judges righteously.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 8
- Ps 28:1Unto thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.
- Ps 83:1Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.
- Deut 10:21He is thy praise, and he is thy God, that hath done for thee these great and terrible things, which thine eyes have seen.
- Isa 42:14I have long time holden my peace; I have been still, and refrained myself: now will I cry like a travailing woman; I will destroy and devour at once.
- Exod 15:2The LORD is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father’s God, and I will exalt him.
- Ps 35:22–23This thou hast seen, O LORD: keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me.
- Jer 17:14Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise.
- Ps 118:28Thou art my God, and I will praise thee: thou art my God, I will exalt thee.
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Christ at the center
The Psalms are Christ's own prayer book and a gallery of his portraits — the suffering one of Psalm 22, the risen Lord of Psalm 16, the priest-king of Psalm 110, the Son to whom the nations are given.
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