Psalms 109:1
O God whom I praise, keep not silence;
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise;
In Context
2for their wicked mouths they have opened against me, they speak to me with tongues that are false,
Cross References
Psalms 28:1Unto you, O Lord, do I cry; my rock, be not deaf to me: lest, through holding your peace, I become like those who go down to the pit.
Psalms 83:1Do not keep silent, O God: hold not your peace, be not still, God.
Psalms 118:28You are my God, I will thank you; O my God, I will exalt you.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 109:1
Whether David penned this psalm when he was persecuted by Saul, or when his son Absalom rebelled against him, or upon occasion of some other trouble that was given him, is uncertain; and whether the particular enemy he prays against was Saul, or Doeg, or Ahithophel, or some other not mentioned in the story, we cannot determine; but it is certain that in penning it he had an eye to Christ, his sufferings and his persecutors, for that imprecation ( ver. 8 ) is applied to Judas, Acts i. 20 . The rest of the prayers… Read the whole commentary →