¹ Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise;

²¹ He is thy praise, and he is thy God, that hath done for thee these great and terrible things, which thine eyes have seen.

¹ Unto thee, O Jehovah, will I call: My rock, be not thou deaf unto me; Lest, if thou be silent unto me, I become like them that go down into the pit.

¹ O God, keep not thou silence: Hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.

¹⁴ Heal me, O Jehovah, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise.

² Jehovah is my strength and song, And he is become my salvation: This is my God, and I will praise him; My father's God, and I will exalt him.

²⁸ Thou art my God, and I will give thanks unto thee: Thou art my God, I will exalt thee.

¹⁴ I have long time holden my peace; I have been still, and refrained myself: `now' will I cry out like a travailing woman; I will gasp and pant together.

²² Thou hast seen it, O Jehovah; keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me.

²³ Stir up thyself, and awake to the justice `due' unto me, `Even' unto my cause, my God and my Lord.