Psalms 28:1

Psalms 28:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)To you, Lord, I call; you are my Rock, do not turn a deaf ear to me. For if you remain silent, I will be like those who go down to the pit.
• English Standard Version (ESV)To you, O Lord, I call; my rock, be not deaf to me, lest, if you be silent to me, I become like those who go down to the pit.
• New King James Version (NKJV)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.

Context of Psalms 28:1

O Lord, I call to you. O my rock, do not turn a deaf ear to me. If you remain silent, I will be like those who go into the pit. 2Hear my prayer for mercy when I call to you for help, when I lift my hands toward your most holy place. 3Do not drag me away with wicked people, with troublemakers who speak of peace with their neighbors but have evil in their hearts.

Psalms 28:1 word by word

אֵ֘לֶ֤יךָ יְהוָ֨ה׀ אֶקְרָ֗א צוּרִי֮ אַֽל־תֶּחֱרַ֪שׁ מִ֫מֶּ֥נִּי פֶּן־תֶּֽחֱשֶׁ֥ה מִמֶּ֑נִּי וְ֝נִמְשַׁ֗לְתִּי עִם־י֥וֹרְדֵי בֽוֹר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Unto thee will I cryקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• O Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• my rockצוּרtsûr tsûr · rockH6697
• be not silentחָשָׁהchâshâh · be silentH2814
• thou be silentחָרֵשׁchârash · be quietH2790
• to me, I becomeמָשַׁלmâshal · to likenH4911
• like them that go downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• into the pitבּוֹרbôr · pitH953

Cross-references for Psalms 28:1

• Psalms 3:4I call aloud to the Lord, and he answers me from his holy mountain. Selah
• Psalms 5:2Pay attention to my cry for help, my king and my God, because I pray only to you.
• Psalms 22:2My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer— also at night, but I find no rest.
• Psalms 77:1Loudly, I cried to God. Loudly, I cried to God so that he would open his ears to ⌞hear⌟ me.
• Psalms 142:1Loudly, I cry to the Lord. Loudly, I plead with the Lord for mercy.
• Psalms 18:2The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my Savior, my God, my rock in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the strength of my salvation, my stronghold.
• Psalms 42:9I will ask God, my rock, “Why have you forgotten me? Why must I walk around in mourning while the enemy oppresses me?”
• Isaiah 26:4Trust the Lord always, because the Lord, the Lord alone, is an everlasting rock.
• Psalms 35:22You have seen it, O Lord. Do not remain silent. O Lord, do not be so far away from me.
• Psalms 83:1O God, do not remain silent. Do not turn a deaf ear to me. Do not keep quiet, O God.
• Psalms 30:9“How will you profit if my blood is shed, if I go into the pit? Will the dust ⌞of my body⌟ give thanks to you? Will it tell about your truth?”
• Psalms 69:15Do not let floodwaters sweep me away. Do not let the ocean swallow me up, or the pit close its mouth over me.
• Psalms 88:4I am numbered with those who go into the pit. I am like a man without any strength—
• Psalms 143:7Answer me quickly, O Lord. My spirit is worn out. Do not hide your face from me, or I will be like those who go into the pit.
• Job 33:28The messenger has freed my soul from going into the pit, and my life will see the light.’
• Proverbs 1:12We’ll swallow them alive like the grave, like those in good health who go into the pit.

Commentaries on Psalms 28:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1O Lord my rock - צורי tsuri not only means my rock, but my fountain, and the origin of all the good I possess. If thou be silent - If thou do not answer in such a way as to leave no doubt that thou hast heard me, I shall be as a dead man. It is a modern refinement in theology which teaches that no man can know when God hears and answers his prayers, but by an induction of particulars, and by an inference from his promises. And, on this ground, how can any…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Unto thee will I cry - That is, under the consciousness of the danger to which I am exposed - the danger of being drawn away into the society of the wicked. In such circumstances his reliance was not on his own strength; or on his own resolutions; on his own heart; or on his fellowmen. He felt that he was safe only in God, and he appeals to Him, therefore, in this earnest manner, to save him. O Lord my rock - See the notes at Psalm 18:2. Be not silent to…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1A prayer in distress. (1-5) Thanksgiving for deliverance. (6-9) Verses 1-5 David is very earnest in prayer. Observe his faith in prayer; God is my rock, on whom I build my hope. Believers should not rest till they have received some token that their prayers are heard. He prays that he may not be numbered with the wicked. Save me from being entangled in the snares they have laid for me. Save me from being infected with their sins, and from doing as they…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1if You remain silent: The psalmist asks the Lord to act (Psalm 35:22; 50:3; 83:1; 109:1).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-91. my rock--(Psa 18:2, 31). be not silent to me--literally, "from me," deaf or inattentive. become like them, &c.--share their fate. go down into the pit--or, "grave" (Psa 30:3).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 28:1

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Prayer

In the dictionaries

• Lift
• Poetry
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• Bible, the
• Cry, Crying
• God, Names of
• Pit
• Sheol
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Commentaries on Psalms 28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings