Psalms 28:1
ContextNETBible |
|
NIV © biblegateway Psa 28:1 |
Of David. To you I call, O LORD my Rock; do not turn a deaf ear to me. For if you remain silent, I shall be like those who have gone down to the pit. |
NASB © biblegateway Psa 28:1 |
<< A Psalm of David.>> To You, O LORD, I call; My rock, do not be deaf to me, For if You are silent to me, I will become like those who go down to the pit. |
NLT © biblegateway Psa 28:1 |
|
MSG © biblegateway Psa 28:1 |
Don't turn a deaf ear when I call you, GOD. If all I get from you is deafening silence, I'd be better off in the Black Hole. |
BBE © SABDAweb Psa 28:1 |
|
NRSV © bibleoremus Psa 28:1 |
To you, O LORD, I call; my rock, do not refuse to hear me, for if you are silent to me, I shall be like those who go down to the Pit. |
NKJV © biblegateway Psa 28:1 |
<< A Psalm of David.>> To You I will cry, O LORD my Rock: Do not be silent to me, Lest, if You are silent to me, I become like those who go down to the pit. |
[+] More English
|
KJV | |
NASB © biblegateway Psa 28:1 |
|
LXXM | lakkon {N-ASM} |
NET [draft] ITL | |
HEBREW |
NETBible |
|
NET Notes |
1 sn Psalm 28. The author looks to the Lord for vindication, asks that the wicked be repaid in full for their evil deeds, and affirms his confidence that the Lord will protect his own. 2 tn Heb “my rocky summit.” The Lord is compared to a rocky summit where one can find protection from enemies. See Ps 18:2. 3 tn Heb “do not be deaf from me.” 4 tn Heb “lest [if] you are silent from me.” 5 tn Heb “I will be equal with.” 6 tn Heb “the pit.” The noun בּוֹר (bor, “pit, cistern”) is sometimes used of the grave and/or the realm of the dead. |