Psalm 83:1
Modern Translations
New International Version
A song. A psalm of Asaph. O God, do not remain silent; do not turn a deaf ear, do not stand aloof, O God.

New Living Translation
O God, do not be silent! Do not be deaf. Do not be quiet, O God.

English Standard Version
O God, do not keep silence; do not hold your peace or be still, O God!

Berean Study Bible
A song. A Psalm of Asaph. O God, be not silent; be not speechless; be not still, O God.

New American Standard Bible
A Song, a Psalm of Asaph. God, do not remain quiet; Do not be silent and, God, do not be still.

NASB 1995
A Song, a Psalm of Asaph. O God, do not remain quiet; Do not be silent and, O God, do not be still.

NASB 1977
O God, do not remain quiet; Do not be silent and, O God, do not be still.

Amplified Bible
A Song. A Psalm of Asaph. Do not keep silent, O God; Do not hold Your peace or be still, O God.

Christian Standard Bible
A song. A psalm of Asaph. † God, do not keep silent. Do not be deaf, God; do not be quiet.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A song. A psalm of Asaph. God, do not keep silent. Do not be deaf, God; do not be idle.

Contemporary English Version
Our God, don't just sit there, silently doing nothing!

Good News Translation
O God, do not keep silent; do not be still, do not be quiet!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
[A song; a psalm by Asaph.] O God, do not remain silent. Do not turn a deaf ear to me. Do not keep quiet, O God.

International Standard Version
God, do not rest! Don't be silent! Don't stay inactive, God!

NET Bible
A song, a psalm of Asaph. O God, do not be silent! Do not ignore us! Do not be inactive, O God!
Classic Translations
King James Bible
A Song or Psalm of Asaph. Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.

New King James Version
A Song. A Psalm of Asaph. Do not keep silent, O God! Do not hold Your peace, And do not be still, O God!

King James 2000 Bible
Keep not silence, O God: hold not your peace, and be not still, O God.

New Heart English Bible
[A song. A Psalm by Asaph.] God, do not keep silent. Do not keep silent, and do not be still, God.

World English Bible
God, don't keep silent. Don't keep silent, and don't be still, God.

American King James Version
Keep not you silence, O God: hold not your peace, and be not still, O God.

American Standard Version
O God, keep not thou silence: Hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.

A Faithful Version
Keep not silent, O God; do not be quiet, and do not be still, O God,

Darby Bible Translation
{A Song; a Psalm of Asaph.} O God, keep not silence; hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God:

English Revised Version
A Song, a Psalm of Asaph. O God, keep not thou silence: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.

Webster's Bible Translation
A song, or Psalm of Asaph. Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
A song, or Psalme committed to Asaph. Keepe not thou silence, O God: bee not still, and cease not, O God.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
A song, the psalme of Asaph. Holde not thy tongue O Lorde: kepe not styll scilence, refraine not thy selfe O Lorde.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Holde not thy tonge (o God) kepe not still sylece,, refrayne not yi self, o God.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
A SONG. A PSALM OF ASAPH. O God, let there be no silence to You, "" Do not be silent, nor be quiet, O God.

Young's Literal Translation
A Song, -- A Psalm of Asaph. O God, let there be no silence to Thee, Be not silent, nor be quiet, O God.

Smith's Literal Translation
A song of chanting to Asaph. O God, not stillness to thee: thou wilt not be silent, and thou wilt not rest, O God.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
A canticle of a psalm for Asaph. O God, who shall be like to thee? hold not thy peace, neither be thou still, O God.

Catholic Public Domain Version
A Canticle Psalm of Asaph. O God, who will ever be like you? Do not be silent, and do not be unmoved, O God.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
God, who is like you? Do not be silent, neither be still, oh God!

Lamsa Bible
O GOD, who is like unto thee? Hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God;

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
A Song, a Psalm of Asaph. O God, keep not Thou silence; Hold not Thy peace, and be not still, O God.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
A Song of a Psalm for Asaph. O God, who shall be compared to thee? be not silent, neither be still, O God.
















Psalm 82:8
Top of Page
Top of Page