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Psalm 109:1

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. God of my praise, don’t remain silent,

1For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. God of my praise, don’t remain silent,
2for they have opened the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit against me. They have spoken to me with a lying tongue.
3They have also surrounded me with words of hatred, and fought against me without a cause.
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Notice

“God of my praise” begins a plea for God to break his silence while hostile voices fill David’s ears with lies and hatred.

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Where else Scripture says this

8 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Jeremiah 17:14Heal me, O LORD, and I will be healed. Save me, and I will be saved; for you are my praise.Both prayers name God as the speaker’s praise while asking him to act.
Psalm 83:1A song. A Psalm by Asaph. God, don’t keep silent. Don’t keep silent, and don’t be still, God.Both psalms address God with an urgent plea that he would not remain silent.
Psalm 28:1By David. To you, LORD, I call. My rock, don’t be deaf to me, lest, if you are silent to me, I would become like those who go down into the pit.David asks God to hear in both prayers, expressing how much God’s silence troubles him.
Deuteronomy 10:21He is your praise, and he is your God, who has done for you these great and awesome things which your eyes have seen.Both passages name God as his people’s praise, with Deuteronomy recalling the great deeds they have seen.
Exodus 15:2The LORD is my strength and song. He has become my salvation. This is my God, and I will praise him; my father’s God, and I will exalt him.Both speakers claim God as their own and direct praise toward him.
Psalm 35:22–23You have seen it, LORD. Don’t keep silent. Lord, don’t be far from me.Both prayers ask the Lord to break his silence in the face of hostility.
Isaiah 42:14“I have been silent a long time. I have been quiet and restrained myself. Now I will cry out like a travailing woman. I will both gasp and pant.God’s silence is the shared concern: David asks him to respond, while Isaiah records God declaring an end to silence.
Psalm 118:28You are my God, and I will give thanks to you. You are my God, I will exalt you.Both speakers address God as their own God and name him as the one they praise.
Where this verse fits

Feeling distant from God. injustice and anger. waiting.

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One step

Something small to carry out of this verse

Ask the God you praise to answer

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Encouragement

Praise and pleading share this opening line. Your plea for God to answer can be plain; David addresses the God he praises without hiding his distress.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).