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

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. 2Hear my plea for mercy when I cry out to you for help, when I lift my hands toward your holy temple! 3Do not drag me away with evil men, with those who behave wickedly, who talk so friendly to their neighbors, while they plan to harm them!

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 3:4To the Lord I cried out, and he answered me from his holy hill. (Selah)
• Psalms 5:2Pay attention to my cry for help, my king and my God, for I am praying to you!
• Psalms 22:2My God, I cry out during the day, but you do not answer, and during the night my prayers do not let up.
• Psalms 77:1I will cry out to God and call for help! I will cry out to God and he will pay attention to me.
• Psalms 142:1To the Lord I cry out; to the Lord I plead for mercy.
• Psalms 18:2The Lord is my high ridge, my stronghold, my deliverer. My God is my rocky summit where I take shelter, my shield, the horn that saves me, and my refuge.
• Psalms 42:9I will pray to God, my high ridge: “Why do you ignore me? Why must I walk around mourning because my enemies oppress me?”
• Isaiah 26:4Trust in the Lord from this time forward, even in Yah, the Lord, an enduring protector!
• Psalms 35:22But you take notice, Lord! O Lord, do not remain far away from me!
• Psalms 83:1O God, do not be silent! Do not ignore us! Do not be inactive, O God!
• Psalms 30:9“What profit is there in taking my life, in my descending into the Pit? Can the dust of the grave praise you? Can it declare your loyalty?
• Psalms 69:15Don’t let the current overpower me! Don’t let the deep swallow me up! Don’t let the pit devour me!
• Psalms 88:4They treat me like those who descend into the grave. I am like a helpless man,
• Psalms 143:7Answer me quickly, Lord! My strength is fading. Do not reject me, or I will join those descending into the grave.
• Job 33:28He redeemed my life from going down to the place of corruption, and my life sees the light!’
• Proverbs 1:12We will swallow them alive like Sheol, those full of vigor like those going down to 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
• Rock
• Bible, the
• Cry, Crying
• God, Names of
• Pit
• Sheol
• Psalms, Book of

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