Psalms 83:1
KEEP not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.
¶ Keepe not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.
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- Psalms 28:1Rank 1 from verse 1
- Psalms 35:22Rank 2 from verse 1
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- Isaiah 42:14Rank 4 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 109:1–2Rank 5 from verse 1
1HOLD not thy peace, O God of my praise;
2For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue.
1¶ Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise.
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.
- Psalms 44:23Rank 6 from verse 1
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Psalms 83:1
To guard, watch, protect, preserve, secure, retain, possess, hold, maintain, support, tend, manage, observe, obey, fulfil, celebrate, continue in, refrain from, or remain faithful to a person, place, trust, command, promise, way, time, or thing.
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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Absence or cessation of sound or speech; quietness, stillness, restraint from speaking, or the condition of being made unable or unwilling to answer.
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The one true God.
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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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Sense 1: Continuing without interruption, or remaining as before. Sense 2: Quiet, silent, or without motion. Sense 3: Even yet or nevertheless. Sense 4: To make quiet or cause to cease.
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1KEEP not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.
1¶ Keepe not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.
Selected passage2For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.
2For loe, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee, haue lift vp the head.