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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. <a href="/nlt/psalms/28.htm">New Living Translation</a> I pray to you, O LORD, my rock. Do not turn a deaf ear to me. For if you are silent, I might as well give up and die. <a href="/esv/psalms/28.htm">English Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/bsb/psalms/28.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Of David. To You, O LORD, I call; be not deaf to me, O my Rock. For if You remain silent, I will be like those descending to the Pit. <a href="/kjv/psalms/28.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/psalms/28.htm">New King James Version</a> 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. <a href="/nasb_/psalms/28.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> A Psalm of David. To You, 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. <a href="/nasb/psalms/28.htm">NASB 1995</a> 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. <a href="/nasb77/psalms/28.htm">NASB 1977 </a> To Thee, O LORD, I call; My rock, do not be deaf to me, Lest, if Thou be silent to me, I become like those who go down to the pit. <a href="/lsb/psalms/28.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Of David. To You, O Yahweh, I call; My rock, do not be silent to me, Lest if You are hesitant toward me, I will become like those who go down to the pit. <a href="/amp/psalms/28.htm">Amplified Bible</a> A Psalm of David. To you I call, O LORD, 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). <a href="/csb/psalms/28.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Of David. LORD, I call to you; my rock, do not be deaf to me. If you remain silent to me, I will be like those going down to the Pit. <a href="/hcsb/psalms/28.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Davidic. LORD, I call to You; my rock, do not be deaf to me. If You remain silent to me, I will be like those going down to the Pit. <a href="/asv/psalms/28.htm">American Standard Version</a> A Psalm of David. 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. <a href="/cev/psalms/28.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Only you, LORD, are a mighty rock! Don't refuse to help me when I pray. If you don't answer me, I will soon be dead. <a href="/erv/psalms/28.htm">English Revised Version</a> A Psalm of David. Unto thee, O LORD, 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. <a href="/gwt/psalms/28.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> [By David.] 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. <a href="/gnt/psalms/28.htm">Good News Translation</a> O LORD, my defender, I call to you. Listen to my cry! If you do not answer me, I will be among those who go down to the world of the dead. <a href="/isv/psalms/28.htm">International Standard Version</a> 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 href="/msb/psalms/28.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Of David. To You, O LORD, I call; be not deaf to me, O my Rock. For if You remain silent, I will be like those descending to the Pit. <a href="/net/psalms/28.htm">NET Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nheb/psalms/28.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> [By David.] 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. <a href="/wbt/psalms/28.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/psalms/28.htm">World English Bible</a> By David. 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/psalms/28.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> BY DAVID. To You, O YHWH, I call, "" My rock, do not be silent to me! Lest You are silent to me, "" And I have been compared "" With those going down to the pit. <a href="/ylt/psalms/28.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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. <a href="/slt/psalms/28.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> 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.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/psalms/28.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> A psalm for David himself. Unto thee will I cry, O Lord: O my God, be not thou silent to me: lest thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit. <a href="/cpdv/psalms/28.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> <V 27:1>A Psalm of David himself. To you, Lord, I will cry out. My God, do not be silent toward me. For if you remain silent toward me, I will become like those who descend into the pit. <a href="/nabre/psalms/28.htm">New American Bible</a> Of David. To you, LORD, I call; my Rock, do not be deaf to me, Do not be silent toward me, so that I join those who go down to the pit. <a href="/nrsvce/psalms/28.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> 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.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/psalms/28.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> UNTO thee have I cried, O my God; be not silent to me, lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit. <a href="/hpbt/psalms/28.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> To you I cried, LORD JEHOVAH, my God; do not be silent to me, lest you be silent to me and I shall be handed over with those who go down to the pit.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/psalms/28.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> [A Psalm] of David. Unto thee, O LORD, do 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. <a href="/sep/psalms/28.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> A Psalm of David. To thee, O Lord, have I cried; my God, be not silent toward me: lest thou be silent toward me, and so I should be likened to them that go down to the pit. <a href="/parallel/psalms/28-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=2891" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/psalms/28.htm">The LORD is My Strength</a> 1<a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: lə·ḏā·wiḏ (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">Of David.</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·le·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- To, into, towards. "> To You,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">O LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: ’eq·rā (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">I call;</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">be not</a> <a href="/hebrew/2790.htm" title="2790: te·ḥĕ·raš (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To cut in, engrave, plow, devise.">deaf</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: mim·men·nî (Prep:: 1cs) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">to me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6697.htm" title="6697: ṣū·rî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Rock, cliff. Or tsur; from tsuwr; properly, a cliff; generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge.">O my Rock.</a> <a href="/hebrew/6435.htm" title="6435: pen- (Conj) -- Lest. From panah; properly, removal; used only adverb as conjunction, lest.">For if</a> <a href="/hebrew/2814.htm" title="2814: te·ḥĕ·šeh (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To be silent, inactive, or still. A primitive root; to hush or keep quiet.">You remain silent,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: mim·men·nî (Prep:: 1cs) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4911.htm" title="4911: wə·nim·šal·tî (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- Denominative from mashal; to liken, i.e. to use figurative language; intransitively, to resemble.">I will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im- (Prep) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">like</a> <a href="/hebrew/3381.htm" title="3381: yō·wr·ḏê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- To come or go down, descend. ">those descending</a> <a href="/hebrew/953.htm" title="953: ḇō·wr (N-ms) -- A pit, cistern, well. From buwr; a pit hole.">to the Pit.</a> 2Hear my cry for mercy when I call to You for help, when I lift up my hands toward Your holy sanctuary.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/psalms/143-7.htm">Psalm 143:7</a> Answer me quickly, O LORD; my spirit fails. Do not hide Your face from me, or I will be like those who descend to the Pit. <a href="/psalms/27-9.htm">Psalm 27:9</a> Hide not Your face from me, nor turn away Your servant in anger. You have been my helper; do not leave me or forsake me, O God of my salvation. <a href="/psalms/35-22.htm">Psalm 35:22</a> O LORD, You have seen it; be not silent. O Lord, be not far from me. <a href="/psalms/39-12.htm">Psalm 39:12</a> Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear to my cry for help; do not be deaf to my weeping. For I am a foreigner dwelling with You, a stranger like all my fathers. <a href="/psalms/83-1.htm">Psalm 83:1</a> A song. A Psalm of Asaph. O God, be not silent; be not speechless; be not still, O God. <a href="/psalms/88-13.htm">Psalm 88:13-14</a> But to You, O LORD, I cry for help; in the morning my prayer comes before You. / Why, O LORD, do You reject me? Why do You hide Your face from me? <a href="/psalms/102-2.htm">Psalm 102:2</a> Do not hide Your face from me in my day of distress. Incline Your ear to me; answer me quickly when I call. <a href="/psalms/141-1.htm">Psalm 141:1</a> A Psalm of David. I call upon You, O LORD; come quickly to me. Hear my voice when I call to You. <a href="/isaiah/1-15.htm">Isaiah 1:15</a> When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood. <a href="/isaiah/59-1.htm">Isaiah 59:1-2</a> Surely the arm of the LORD is not too short to save, nor His ear too dull to hear. / But your iniquities have built barriers between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He does not hear. <a href="/lamentations/3-8.htm">Lamentations 3:8</a> Even when I cry out and plead for help, He shuts out my prayer. <a href="/micah/3-4.htm">Micah 3:4</a> Then they will cry out to the LORD, but He will not answer them. At that time He will hide His face from them because of the evil they have done. <a href="/matthew/7-7.htm">Matthew 7:7-8</a> Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. / For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. <a href="/matthew/15-23.htm">Matthew 15:23</a> But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.” <a href="/luke/18-1.htm">Luke 18:1-8</a> Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart: / “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected men. / And there was a widow in that town who kept appealing to him, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’ ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>To 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.Unto<a href="/psalms/3-4.htm">Psalm 3:4</a> I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah.<a href="/psalms/5-2.htm">Psalm 5:2</a> Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.<a href="/psalms/22-2.htm">Psalm 22:2</a> O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.O<a href="/psalms/18-2.htm">Psalm 18:2</a> The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.<a href="/psalms/42-9.htm">Psalm 42:9</a> I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?<a href="/isaiah/26-4.htm">Isaiah 26:4</a> Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:be<a href="/psalms/35-22.htm">Psalm 35:22</a> This thou hast seen, O LORD: keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me.<a href="/psalms/83-1.htm">Psalm 83:1</a> A Song or Psalm of Asaph. Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.to [heb.<a href="/psalms/30-9.htm">Psalm 30:9</a> What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?<a href="/psalms/69-15.htm">Psalm 69:15</a> Let not the waterflood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.<a href="/psalms/88-4.htm">Psalm 88:4-6</a> I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man that hath no strength: … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/28-19.htm">Compared</a> <a href="/psalms/27-7.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/psalms/27-14.htm">David</a> <a href="/1_samuel/10-27.htm">Deaf</a> <a href="/psalms/20-9.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/psalms/19-4.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/psalms/16-10.htm">Pit</a> <a href="/psalms/27-14.htm">Psalm</a> <a href="/psalms/27-5.htm">Rock</a> <a href="/job/10-3.htm">Shouldst</a> <a href="/psalms/22-2.htm">Silence</a> <a href="/psalms/22-2.htm">Silent</a> <a href="/psalms/27-12.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/psalms/16-10.htm">Underworld</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/89-6.htm">Compared</a> <a href="/psalms/28-2.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/psalms/28-9.htm">David</a> <a href="/psalms/38-13.htm">Deaf</a> <a href="/psalms/28-2.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/psalms/31-10.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/psalms/30-3.htm">Pit</a> <a href="/psalms/28-9.htm">Psalm</a> <a href="/psalms/31-2.htm">Rock</a> <a href="/psalms/44-19.htm">Shouldst</a> <a href="/psalms/31-17.htm">Silence</a> <a href="/psalms/30-12.htm">Silent</a> <a href="/psalms/30-11.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/psalms/30-3.htm">Underworld</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 28</div>1. <a href="/psalms/28-1.htm">David prays earnestly against his enemies</a> 6. <a href="/psalms/28-6.htm">and for the people</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/28.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/28.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Of David. This psalm is attributed to King David, a central figure in the Old Testament known for his deep relationship with God. David's authorship provides a historical context, as he often wrote during times of personal distress or national crisis. His life experiences, including his time as a shepherd, warrior, and king, deeply influenced his psalms.To You, O LORD, I call; David addresses the LORD, using the covenant name of God, Yahweh, which signifies a personal and relational God. This phrase reflects a direct and personal plea, emphasizing the importance of prayer and communication with God. It highlights the believer's dependence on God in times of need.be not deaf to me, David implores God to hear his prayer, expressing a deep desire for divine attention and intervention. This reflects the human experience of feeling unheard or ignored, and the need for assurance that God is attentive to our cries. It underscores the belief in a responsive God who listens to His people.O my Rock. The metaphor of God as a "Rock" signifies strength, stability, and protection. In ancient Near Eastern culture, rocks were often seen as symbols of refuge and safety. This imagery conveys trust in God's unchanging nature and His ability to provide a secure foundation amidst life's uncertainties.For if You remain silent, David expresses concern over the possibility of divine silence, which he equates with abandonment. This reflects the fear of being without God's guidance and support. The silence of God is a theme found throughout Scripture, often prompting believers to seek Him more earnestly.I will be like those descending to the Pit. The "Pit" refers to Sheol, the abode of the dead in Hebrew thought. David equates God's silence with death or separation from God, highlighting the seriousness of his plea. This phrase underscores the belief in life after death and the hope of deliverance from spiritual death through God's intervention.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a> Traditionally attributed as the author of this psalm, David is expressing a deep, personal plea to God. 2. <a href="/topical/l/lord.htm">LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant name of God, emphasizing His eternal and unchanging nature. 3. <a href="/topical/r/rock.htm">Rock</a> A metaphor for God, symbolizing strength, stability, and protection. 4. <a href="/topical/p/pit.htm">Pit</a> Often understood as Sheol or the grave, representing death or a state of despair.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god.htm">Dependence on God</a> David's cry to God as his "Rock" underscores the importance of relying on God's strength and stability in times of trouble. <a href="/topical/t/the_urgency_of_prayer.htm">The Urgency of Prayer</a> The plea for God not to be silent highlights the necessity of earnest and persistent prayer, especially when facing despair or uncertainty. <a href="/topical/g/god_as_a_refuge.htm">God as a Refuge</a> Recognizing God as a rock invites believers to seek Him as a refuge and source of security amidst life's challenges. <a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_despair.htm">The Reality of Despair</a> The mention of the "Pit" serves as a reminder of the reality of despair and the need for divine intervention to avoid spiritual and emotional decline. <a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_response.htm">Faith in God's Response</a> Trusting that God hears and responds to our prayers encourages believers to maintain faith even when immediate answers are not evident.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_28.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 28</a> <a href="/q/can_skeptics_verify_god's_response_in_psalm_28_1.htm">In Psalm 28:1, how can a skeptic scientifically verify whether God truly answers or remains silent to human pleas? </a> <a href="/q/why_no_record_of_god's_footstool.htm">Psalm 99:5 calls for worship at God's footstool; if this footstool is literal, why is there no archaeological record or clear location for it?</a> <a href="/q/does_psalm_123_2_contradict_egalitarianism.htm">Does Psalm 123:2, likening believers to servants at a master's hand, suggest a power dynamic that contradicts more egalitarian biblical passages?</a> <a href="/q/what's_the_rock_of_salvation's_meaning.htm">What is the significance of the Rock of Salvation?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/28.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(1) My rock.--Heb., ts-r, from a root implying "bind together" (<a href="/deuteronomy/14-25.htm" title="Then shall you turn it into money, and bind up the money in your hand, and shall go to the place which the LORD your God shall choose:">Deuteronomy 14:25</a>), not necessarily therefore with sense of height, but with that of strength and solidity. Thus Tyre (or Ts-r) is built on a broad shelf of rock. We see from <a href="/context/deuteronomy/32-30.htm" title="How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the LORD had shut them up?">Deuteronomy 32:30-31</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/2-2.htm" title="There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside you: neither is there any rock like our God.">1Samuel 2:2</a>, that "rock" was a common metaphor for a tutelary deity, and it is adopted frequently for Jehovah in the Psalms and poetical books. Sometimes in the Authorised Version it is rendered "strong" (<a href="/psalms/60-9.htm" title="Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?">Psalm 60:9</a>; <a href="/psalms/71-3.htm" title="Be you my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: you have given commandment to save me; for you are my rock and my fortress.">Psalm 71:3</a>; see margin). The LXX. (followed by Vulg.) here, as generally, apparently through timidity, suppresses the metaphor, and renders "my God." In the song of Moses in Deuteronomy, the metaphor occurs nine times, and Stanley thinks it was derived from the granite peaks of Sinai (Jewish Church, p. 195).Be not silent to me.--Vulg. and margin, rightly, "from me." The word rendered "silent" appears, like ????? in Greek, to have the double meaning of deaf and dumb, and is apparently from an analogous derivation. (See Gesenius, Lex., sub voce.) Hence we might render, "turn not a deaf ear to me," or "turn not from me in silence." . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/28.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 1. - Unto thee will I cry, O Lord my Rock; be not silent to me; rather, as in the Revised Version, to thee, O Lord, will I call; my Rock, be not thou deaf unto me. "My Rock" belongs to the second clause. It is with David, in these early psalms, an epitheton usilatum (comp. <a href="/psalms/18-2.htm">Psalm 18:2</a>; <a href="/psalms/27-5.htm">Psalm 27:5</a>; <a href="/psalms/31-2.htm">Psalm 31:2, 3</a>; <a href="/psalms/40-3.htm">Psalm 40:3</a>; <a href="/psalms/61-2.htm">Psalm 61:2</a>; <a href="/psalms/62-2.htm">Psalm 62:2</a>, etc.). The Hebrew term used is sometimes taut, sometimes sela, which call to our minds the two great rook-fortresses of Tyre and Petra. Lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit; i.e. without hope, desperate. <a href="/commentaries/psalms/28-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Of David. לְדָוִ֡ד (lə·ḏā·wiḏ) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse To You, אֵ֘לֶ֤יךָ (’ê·le·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to O LORD, יְהוָ֨ה ׀ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel I call; אֶקְרָ֗א (’eq·rā) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> To call, proclaim, read be not אַֽל־ (’al-) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> Not deaf תֶּחֱרַ֪שׁ (te·ḥĕ·raš) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2790.htm">Strong's 2790: </a> To cut in, engrave, plow, devise to me, מִ֫מֶּ֥נִּי (mim·men·nî) Preposition | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> A part of, from, out of O my rock. צוּרִי֮ (ṣū·rî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6697.htm">Strong's 6697: </a> A cliff, a rock, boulder, a refuge, an edge For if פֶּן־ (pen-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6435.htm">Strong's 6435: </a> Removal, lest You remain silent, תֶּֽחֱשֶׁ֥ה (te·ḥĕ·šeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2790.htm">Strong's 2790: </a> To cut in, engrave, plow, devise I will be like וְ֝נִמְשַׁ֗לְתִּי (wə·nim·šal·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4911.htm">Strong's 4911: </a> To liken, to use, language, in, to resemble those עִם־ (‘im-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> With, equally with descending י֥וֹרְדֵי (yō·wr·ḏê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3381.htm">Strong's 3381: </a> To come or go down, descend to the Pit. בֽוֹר׃ (ḇō·wr) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_953.htm">Strong's 953: </a> A pit, cistern, well <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/28-1.htm">Psalm 28:1 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/psalms/28-1.htm">Psalm 28:1 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/psalms/28-1.htm">Psalm 28:1 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/psalms/28-1.htm">Psalm 28:1 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/psalms/28-1.htm">Psalm 28:1 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/28-1.htm">Psalm 28:1 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/28-1.htm">Psalm 28:1 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/28-1.htm">Psalm 28:1 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/28-1.htm">Psalm 28:1 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/psalms/28-1.htm">Psalm 28:1 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/psalms/28-1.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 28:1 By David (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/27-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 27:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 27:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/28-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 28:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 28:2" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>