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Psalms 83:1

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

A Song [or] Psalm of Asaph. Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.

Psalms 83:1 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 83:1

Theological / Devotional

Keep not thou silence. See Ps. 28:1; cf. Isa. 62:7. The psalmist knows that if God’s people are to be saved in the crisis, God must not be still. The impetuous succession of brief clauses is the language of entreaty in time of extremity.

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