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Psalm 83:1–2

1 Do anot keep silent, O God!

Do not hold Your peace,

And do not be still, O God!

2 For behold, bYour enemies make a 1tumult;

And those who hate You have 2lifted up their head.

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Psalm 83:1–2 — The New International Version (NIV)

O God, do not remain silent;

do not turn a deaf ear,

do not stand aloof, O God.

See how your enemies growl,

how your foes rear their heads.

Psalm 83:1–2 — English Standard Version (ESV)

O God, do not keep silence;

do not hold your peace or be still, O God!

For behold, your enemies make an uproar;

those who hate you have raised their heads.

Psalm 83:1–2 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Keep not thou silence, O God:

Hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.

For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult:

And they that hate thee have lifted up the head.

Psalm 83:1–2 — New Living Translation (NLT)

O God, do not be silent!

Do not be deaf.

Do not be quiet, O God.

Don’t you hear the uproar of your enemies?

Don’t you see that your arrogant enemies are rising up?

Psalm 83:1–2 — New Century Version (NCV)

God, do not keep quiet;

God, do not be silent or still.

Your enemies are making noises;

those who hate you are getting ready to attack.

Psalm 83:1–2 — American Standard Version (ASV)

O God, keep not thou silence:

Hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.

For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult;

And they that hate thee have lifted up the head.

Psalm 83:1–2 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

O God, keep not silence; hold not thy peace, and be not still, O •God: For behold, thine enemies make a tumult; and they that hate thee lift up the head.

Psalm 83:1–2 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

O God, do not remain silent. 

Do not turn a deaf ear to me. 

Do not keep quiet, O God. 

Look, your enemies are in an uproar. 

Those who hate you hold their heads high. 

Psalm 83:1–2 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

God, do not keep silent.

Do not be deaf, God; do not be idle.

See how Your enemies make an uproar;

those who hate You have acted arrogantly.

Psalm 83:1–2 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

O God, do not keep silence;

do not hold your peace or be still, O God!

Even now your enemies are in tumult;

those who hate you have raised their heads.

Psalm 83:1–2 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

O God, do not rest silently.

Do not keep silent or be still, O God.

For look, your enemies roar,

and those who hate you have lifted their head.

Psalm 83:1–2 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

God, don’t keep silent.

God, don’t keep quiet. Don’t be still.

See how your enemies are getting ready for action.

See how they are rising up against you.

Psalm 83:1–2 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

O God, do not remain quiet;

Do not be silent and, O God, do not be still.

For behold, Your enemies make an uproar,

And those who hate You have exalted themselves.


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