King James Version

Psalms 109:1

Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise;

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לַ֭מְנַצֵּחַlamnatsechato excelנָצַחpreposition, with the article, verb, piel, participle, absolute — “to excel”, a verb used as a describing wordH5329properly, to glitter from afar, i.e. to be eminent (as a superintendent, especially of the Temple services and its music); to be permanentexcel, chief musician (singer), oversee(-r), set forward.לְדָוִ֣דledavidto Davidדָּוִדpreposition, noun, proper name — “to David”H1732David, the youngest son of JesseDavid.מִזְמ֑וֹרmizmorpsalmמִזְמוֹרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “psalm”, the ordinary formH4210properly, instrumental music; by implication, a poem set to notespsalm.

אֱלֹהֵ֥יeloheGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.תְ֝הִלָּתִ֗יtehilatipraiseתְּהִלָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “praise”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8416laudation; specifically (concretely) a hymnpraise.אַֽלalnotאַלparticle, negative — “not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.תֶּחֱרַֽשׁtecherashbe deafחָרַשׁverb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “be deaf”, a wish or indirect commandH2790to scratch, i.e. (by implication) to engrave, plough; hence (from the use of tools) to fabricate (of any material); figuratively, to devise (in a bad sense); hence (from the idea of secrecy) to be silent, to let alone; hence (by implication) to be deaf (as an accompaniment of dumbness)[idiom] altogether, cease, conceal, be deaf, devise, ear, graven, imagine, leave off speaking, hold peace, plow(-er, man), be quiet, rest, practise secretly, keep silence, be silent, speak not a word, be still, hold tongue, worker.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For the Leader. A Psalm of David. O God of my praise, keep not silence;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise;

Young’s Literal Translation

To the Overseer. — A Psalm of David. O God of my praise, be not silent,

World English Bible

God of my praise, don’t remain silent,

Darby Translation

O God of my praise, be not silent:

Douay-Rheims

The Lord said to my Lord: Sit thou at my right hand: Until I make thy enemies thy footstool.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For the Leader. A Psalm of David. O God of my praise, keep not silence;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For the end, a Psalm of David. O God, pass not over my praise in silence;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἰς τὸ τέλος, ψαλμὸς τῷ Δαυίδ. Ὁ Θεὸς τὴν αἴνεσίν μου μὴ παρασιωπήσῃς,