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God, don`t keep silent. Don`t keep silent, and don`t be still, God.
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A Cry of Urgent Faith
Commentators explain that the repeated phrases—'keep not silence,' 'hold not thy peace,' 'be not still'—reveal a state of extreme distress and imminent danger. This isn't a command, but an urgent petition. Scholars like Calvin note that God permits His people to cry out for Him to act quickly, showing that raw, desperate prayer is a valid expression of faith in overwhelming circumstances.
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Psalms
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Keep not thou silence, O God - See the notes at (Psalms 28:1). The prayer here is that in the existing emergency God wo…
19th Century
Anglican
Keep not thou silence, O God. —Literally, God, not silence to you. (and see Note, Psalms 28:1.)
Baptist
God's enemies are making a noise, and the psalmist's prayer is that the Lord himself will speak and answer them. God's voice made the heavens and t…
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16th Century
Protestant
O God! hold not thy peace. It is very generally agreed among commentators that this psalm was composed during the reign of King Jehoshapha…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Keep not you silence, O God Which he is thought and said to do, when he does not answer the prayers of his people, n…
Sometimes God seems not to be concerned about the unjust treatment of His people. But then we may call upon Him, as the psalmist does here.
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