John Gill's Exposition on Psalms 83:1

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Keep not thou silence, O God, etc.] Which he is thought and said to do, when he does not answer the prayers of his people, nor plead their cause, nor rebuke their enemies; when he does not speak a good word to them, or one for them, or one against those that hate and persecute them; hold not thy peace; or “be not deaf” f1187 to the cries and tears of his people, and to the reproaches, menaces, and blasphemies of wicked men: and be not still, O God; or “quiet” f1188, at rest and ease, inactive and unconcerned, as if he cared not how things went; the reason follows.

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