Psalms 109:1
HOLD not thy peace, O God of my praise;
¶ Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise.
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- Psalms 28:1Rank 1 from verse 1
- Psalms 83:1Rank 2 from verse 1
- Deuteronomy 10:21Rank 3 from verse 1
- Exodus 15:2Rank 4 from verse 1
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.
2The LORD is my strength and song, and he is become my saluation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation, my fathers God, and I wil exalt him.
- Isaiah 42:14Rank 5 from verse 1
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.
14†I haue long time holden my peace, I haue bene still and refrained my selfe: now wil I cry like a trauailing woman, I will destroy and deuoure at once.
- Psalms 35:22–23Rank 6 from verse 1
22This thou hast seen, O Lord: keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me.
23Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.
22 This thou hast seene (O LORD) keepe not silence: O LORD be not farre from me.
23Stirre vp thy selfe and awake to my iudgement, euen vnto my cause, my God and my LORD.
- Jeremiah 17:14Rank 7 from verse 1
- Psalms 118:28Rank 8 from verse 1
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Psalms 109:1
Sense 1: To grasp, seize, cling to, carry, wield, support, or keep fast, literally or figuratively. Sense 2: To keep, retain, possess, maintain, continue in, or adhere to. Sense 3: To restrain, confine, or keep back; to contain or have capacity. Sense 4: To regard, account, or judge. Sense 5: To conduct or celebrate an observance. Sense 6: To endure, prevail, or take effect. Sense 7: In hold one's peace or hold one's tongue, to remain silent. Sense 8: As a noun, a grasp or attachment; a place of confinement, refuge, security, or fortification.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
Freedom from war, strife, disturbance, or inward trouble; quietness, reconciliation, safety, or well-being.
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The one true God.
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1. Commendation, thanksgiving, honour, or good report. 2. To commend, thank, honour, or declare excellence.
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1HOLD not thy peace, O God of my praise;
1¶ Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise.
Selected passage2For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue.
2††For the mouth of the wicked, and the mouth of the deceitfull are opened against mee: they haue spoken against me with a lying tongue.