Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
Davidic.
my rock, do not be deaf to me.
If You remain silent to me,
I will be like those going down to the Pit.
New American Standard Bible
A Psalm of David.
To You, O Lord, I call;
My
For if You
I will become like those who
King James Version
{A Psalm of David.} Unto thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.
International Standard Version
To you, LORD, I cry out! My Rock, do not refuse to answer me. If you remain silent, I will become like those who descend into the Pit.
A Conservative Version
To thee, O LORD, I will call. My rock, be not thou deaf to me, lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like those who go down into the pit.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
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 (grave).
Bible in Basic English
My cry goes up to you, O Lord, my Rock; do not keep back your answer from me, so that I may not become like those who go down into the underworld.
Darby Translation
{A Psalm of David.} Unto thee, Jehovah, do I call; my rock, be not silent unto me, lest, if thou keep silence toward me, I become like them that go down into the pit.
Julia Smith Translation
To David. To thee, O Jehovah, will I call, my rock; thou wilt not be silent from me: lest thou wilt be silent from me and I was made like with them going down to the pit
King James 2000
[A Psalm of David.] Unto you will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if you be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.
Lexham Expanded Bible
To you, O Yahweh, I call. O my rock, do not be deaf to me. Or else, if you are silent to me, then I will become like those descending to [the] pit.
Modern King James verseion
A Psalm of David. I will cry to You, O Jehovah; my Rock, do not be deaf to me, lest, if You be silent to me, I become like those who go down into the pit.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
{A Psalm of David} Unto thee will I cry, O LORD, my strength; think no scorn of me, lest, if thou make as though thou hearest not, I become like them that go down into the pit.
NET Bible
By David. To you, O Lord, I cry out! My protector, do not ignore me! If you do not respond to me, I will join those who are descending into the grave.
New Heart English Bible
To you, LORD, I call. My rock, do not be deaf to me; lest, if you are silent to me, I would become like those who go down into the pit.
The Emphasized Bible
Unto thee, O Yahweh, do I cry, O my Rock! do not turn in silence from me, - lest, if thou turn from me in silence, I be like them who go down into the pit.
Webster
A Psalm of David. To thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou shouldst be silent to me, I should become like them that go down into the pit.
World English Bible
To you, Yahweh, 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.
Youngs Literal Translation
By David. Unto Thee, O Jehovah, I call, My rock, be not silent to me! Lest Thou be silent to me, And I have been compared With those going down to the pit.
Topics
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 28:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
My Strength
1 Davidic.
my rock, do not be deaf to me.
If You remain silent to me,
I will be like those going down to the Pit.
when I cry to You for help,
when I lift up my hands
toward Your holy sanctuary.
Cross References
Psalm 83:1
A song. A psalm of Asaph.
Do not be deaf, God; do not be idle.
Psalm 18:2
my fortress, and my deliverer,
my God, my mountain where I seek refuge,
my shield
my stronghold.
Psalm 143:7
my spirit fails.
Don’t hide Your face from me,
or I will be like those
going down to the Pit.
Psalm 35:22
Lord, do not be far from me.
Proverbs 1:12
still healthy as they go down to the Pit.
Job 33:28
and I will continue to see the light.”
Psalm 3:4
and He answers me from His holy mountain.
Psalm 5:2
my King and my God,
for I pray to You.
Psalm 22:2
by night, yet I have no rest.
Psalm 30:9
if I go down to the Pit?
Will the dust praise You?
Will it proclaim Your truth?
Psalm 39:12
and listen to my cry for help;
do not be silent at my tears.
For I am a foreigner residing with You,
a temporary resident like all my fathers.
Psalm 42:9
“Why have You forgotten me?
Why must I go about in sorrow
because of the enemy’s oppression?”
Psalm 69:15
or the deep swallow me up;
don’t let the Pit close its mouth over me.
Psalm 77:1
For the choir director: according to Jeduthun. Of Asaph.
aloud to God, and He will hear me.
Psalm 88:4-6
I am like a man without strength,
Psalm 142:1
A Davidic Maskil. When he was in the cave.
I plead aloud to the Lord for mercy.
Isaiah 26:4
because in Yah, the Lord, is an everlasting rock!
Isaiah 38:18
Death cannot praise You.
Those who go down to the Pit
cannot hope for Your faithfulness.
Revelation 20:3
He threw him into the abyss, closed it, and put a seal on it