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The Song of the Slandered

Psalms 109:1

In 11 translations

BSB
O God of my praise, be not silent.
KJV
Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise;
WEB
God of my praise, don’t remain silent,
ASV
Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise;
LSV
TO THE OVERSEER. A PSALM OF DAVID. O God of my praise, do not be silent,
YLT
To the Overseer. — A Psalm of David. O God of my praise, be not silent,
DBY
O God of my praise, be not silent:Elohim
DRC108:1
Unto the end, a psalm for David.
GNV
To him that excelleth. A Psalme of David. Holde not thy tongue, O God of my praise.
JPS
For the Leader. A Psalm of David. O God of my praise, keep not silence;
LXXE108:1
For the end, a Psalm of David. O God, pass not over my praise in silence;

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Original-language editions

WLC
לַ֭מְנַצֵּחַ לְדָוִ֣ד מִזְמ֑וֹר אֱלֹהֵ֥י תְ֝הִלָּתִ֗י אַֽל־תֶּחֱרַֽשׁ׃KJV:Ps.109.1
LXX-Br108:1
Εἰς τὸ τέλος, ψαλμὸς τῷ Δαυίδ. Ὁ Θεὸς τὴν αἴνεσίν μου μὴ παρασιωπήσῃς,

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 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 83:1O God, be not silent; be not speechless; be not still, O God.
  • Deuteronomy 10:21He is your praise and He is your God, who has done for you these great and awesome wonders that your eyes have seen.
  • Exodus 15:2The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him.
  • 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.
  • Psalms 35:22–23O LORD, You have seen it; be not silent. O Lord, be not far from me. Awake and rise to my defense, to my cause, my God and my Lord!
  • Jeremiah 17:14Heal me, O LORD, and I will be healed; save me, and I will be saved, for You are my praise.
  • Psalms 118:28You are my God, and I will give You thanks. You are my God, and I will exalt You.

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).

Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 109:2 in some Bibles
  • 108:1 in some Bibles
  • 109:1 in most Bibles

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