| Psalm 83 | |
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| "Keep not thou silence, O God" | |
 Psalm 83 in the King James Bible | |
| Other name |
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| Text | by Asaph |
| Language | Hebrew (original) |
| Psalm 83 | |
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← Psalm 82 Psalm 84 → | |
| Book | Book of Psalms |
| Hebrew Bible part | Ketuvim |
| Order in the Hebrew part | 1 |
| Category | Sifrei Emet |
| Christian Bible part | Old Testament |
| Order in the Christian part | 19 |
Psalm 83 is the 83rd psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "Keep not thou silence, O God". In the slightly different numbering system used in the Greek Septuagint and Latin Vulgate translations of the Bible, this psalm is Psalm 82. In Latin, it is known as "Deus quis similis erit tibi ne taceas".[1] It is one of the 12 Psalms of Asaph.[2] This psalm is the last of the Psalms of Asaph, which include Psalms 50 and 73 to 83. It is also the last of the "Elohist" collection, Psalms 42–83, in which the one of God's titles, Elohim, is mainly used.[3]: 405 [4]: 7 It is generally seen as a national lament provoked by the threat of an invasion of Israel by its neighbors.
The psalm forms a regular part of Jewish, Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican and other Protestant liturgies. It has been set to music, including works by Heinrich Schütz and Alexander von Zemlinsky.
- ^ Parallel Latin/English Psalter, Psalmus 82 (83). Archived 2017-05-07 at the Wayback Machine Medievalist.
- ^ Psalm 81: New International Version
- ^ Dunn, James D.G.; John W. Rogerson (2003). Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. ISBN 0-8028-3711-5.
- ^ Murphy, Roland E. (2000). The Gift of the Psalms. Hendrickson. ISBN 978-1-56563-474-9.