Plea for Judgment of False Accusers

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

109 Do(A) not keep silent,
O God of my praise!

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Psalm 109

For the director of music. Of David. A psalm.

My God, whom I praise,(A)
    do not remain silent,(B)

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Rejoicing in Answered Prayer

A Psalm of David.

28 To You I will cry, O Lord my Rock:
(A)Do not be silent to me,
(B)Lest, if You are silent to me,
I become like those who go down to the pit.

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Psalm 28

Of David.

To you, Lord, I call;
    you are my Rock,
    do not turn a deaf ear(A) to me.
For if you remain silent,(B)
    I will be like those who go down to the pit.(C)

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Prayer to Frustrate Conspiracy Against Israel

A Song. A Psalm of Asaph.

83 Do(A) not keep silent, O God!
Do not hold Your peace,
And do not be still, O God!

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Psalm 83[a]

A song. A psalm of Asaph.

O God, do not remain silent;(A)
    do not turn a deaf ear,
    do not stand aloof, O God.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 83:1 In Hebrew texts 83:1-18 is numbered 83:2-19.

21 He is your praise, and He is your God, who has done for you these great and awesome things which your eyes have seen.

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21 He is the one you praise;(A) he is your God, who performed for you those great(B) and awesome wonders(C) you saw with your own eyes.

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Jeremiah Prays for Deliverance

14 Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed;
Save me, and I shall be saved,
For (A)You are my praise.

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14 Heal me, Lord, and I will be healed;(A)
    save(B) me and I will be saved,
    for you are the one I praise.(C)

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Promise of the Lord’s Help

14 “I have held My peace a long time,
I have been still and restrained Myself.
Now I will cry like a woman in [a]labor,
I will pant and gasp at once.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 42:14 childbirth

14 “For a long time I have kept silent,(A)
    I have been quiet and held myself back.(B)
But now, like a woman in childbirth,
    I cry out, I gasp and pant.(C)

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28 You are my God, and I will praise You;
(A)You are my God, I will exalt You.

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28 You are my God, and I will praise you;
    you are my God,(A) and I will exalt(B) you.

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The Lord is my strength and (A)song,
And He has become my salvation;
He is my God, and (B)I will praise Him;
My (C)father’s God, and I (D)will exalt Him.

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“The Lord is my strength(A) and my defense[a];
    he has become my salvation.(B)
He is my God,(C) and I will praise him,
    my father’s God, and I will exalt(D) him.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 15:2 Or song

22 This You have seen, O Lord;
Do not keep silence.
O Lord, do not be far from me.
23 Stir up Yourself, and awake to my vindication,
To my cause, my God and my Lord.

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22 Lord, you have seen(A) this; do not be silent.
    Do not be far(B) from me, Lord.
23 Awake,(C) and rise(D) to my defense!
    Contend(E) for me, my God and Lord.

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