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Psalms 83:1

Psalms 83:1

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public Domain

Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God. A crisis has come which calls for the Divine interference. If his people are to be saved, God must no longer sit still. Compare the frequent calls on God to "arise" (; ; ; , etc.

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