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Psalm 28:1
New English Translation
Psalm 28:1
New English Translation
Psalm 28[a]
By David.
28 To you, O Lord, I cry out!
My Protector,[b] do not ignore me.[c]
If you do not respond to me,[d]
I will join[e] those who are descending into the grave.[f]
Footnotes
- Psalm 28:1 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.
- Psalm 28:1 tn Heb “my rocky summit.” The Lord is compared to a rocky summit where one can find protection from enemies. See Ps 18:2.
- Psalm 28:1 tn Heb “do not be deaf from me.”
- Psalm 28:1 tn Heb “lest [if] you are silent from me.”
- Psalm 28:1 tn Heb “I will be equal with.”
- Psalm 28:1 tn Heb “the pit.” The noun בּוֹר (bor, “pit, cistern”) is sometimes used of the grave and/or the realm of the dead.
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