Shīpiān 83:1

1 ( Yà sà de shīgē ) shén a , qiú nǐ búyào jìngmò . shén a , qiú nǐ búyào bì kǒu , yĕ búyào bù zuò shēng .

Shīpiān 83:1 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 83:1

Keep not thou silence, O God
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" ^F2 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" ^F3, at rest and ease, inactive and unconcerned, as if he cared not how things went; the reason follows.

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FOOTNOTES:

F2 (vrxt-la) "ne obsurdescas", Vatablus; "ne surdum agas", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator; "ne quasi surdus et mutus sis", Michaelis.
F3 (jqvt la) "ne quiescas", Pagninus, Montanus, Musculus, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Gejerus; "neque quietus sis", Michaelis.

Shīpiān 83:1 In-Context

1 ( Yà sà de shīgē ) shén a , qiú nǐ búyào jìngmò . shén a , qiú nǐ búyào bì kǒu , yĕ búyào bù zuò shēng .

2 Yīnwei nǐde chóudí xuān nāng . hèn nǐde tái qǐtóu lái .

3 Tāmen tóng móu jiān zhà , yào haì nǐde bǎixìng , bǐcǐ shāngyì , yào haì nǐ suǒ yǐncáng de rén .

4 Tāmen shuō , lái bā , wǒmen jiāng tāmen jiǎn miè , shǐ tāmen bù zaì chéng guó . shǐ Yǐsèliè de míng , bù zaì beì rén jìniàn .

5 Tāmen tóngxīn shāngyì , bǐcǐ jié méng , yào dǐdǎng nǐ .