Psalms 109:1
To him that excelleth. A Psalme of David. Holde not thy tongue, O God of my praise.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise;
In Context
Cross References
Exodus 15:2The Lord is my strength and praise, and he is become my saluation. He is my God, and I will prepare him a tabernacle. he is my fathers God, and I will exalt him.
Psalms 28:1A Psalme of David. Unto thee, O Lord, doe I crie: O my strength, be not deafe toward mee, lest, if thou answere me not, I be like them that goe downe into the pit.
Psalms 83:1A song, or Psalme committed to Asaph. Keep not thou silence, O God: bee not still, and cease not, O God.
Psalms 118:28Thou art my God, and I will praise thee, euen my God: therefore I will exalt thee.
Jeremiah 17:14Heale me, O Lord, and I shall bee whole: saue me, and I shall bee saued: for thou art my prayse.
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 →