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Psalm 28[a]

Petition and Thanksgiving

Of David.

I

To you, Lord, I call;
    my Rock, do not be deaf to me,(A)
Do not be silent toward me,
    so that I join those who go down to the pit.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 28 A lament asking that the psalmist, who has taken refuge in the Temple (Ps 28:2), not be punished with the wicked, who are headed inevitably toward destruction (Ps 28:1, 3–5). The statement of praise is exceptionally lengthy and vigorous (Ps 28:6–7). The Psalm ends with a prayer (Ps 28:8–9).

Psalm 28

Of David.

To you, Lord, I call;
    you are my Rock,
    do not turn a deaf ear(A) to me.
For if you remain silent,(B)
    I will be like those who go down to the pit.(C)

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Lord, you brought my soul up from Sheol;
    you let me live, from going down to the pit.[a](A)

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  1. 30:4 Sheol…pit: the shadowy underworld residence of the spirits of the dead, here a metaphor for near-death.

Sing(A) the praises of the Lord, you his faithful people;(B)
    praise his holy name.(C)

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16 But God will redeem my life,
    will take me[a] from the hand of Sheol.(A)
Selah

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Footnotes

  1. 49:16 Will take me: the same Hebrew verb is used of God “taking up” a favored servant: Enoch in Gn 5:24; Elijah in 2 Kgs 2:11–12; the righteous person in Ps 73:24. The verse apparently states the hope that God will rescue the faithful psalmist in the same manner.

16 Do not be overawed when others grow rich,
    when the splendor of their houses increases;

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13 Your mercy to me is great;
    you have rescued me from the depths of Sheol.(A)

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13 For great is your love toward me;
    you have delivered me(A) from the depths,
    from the realm of the dead.(B)

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I went down to the roots of the mountains;
    to the land whose bars closed behind me forever,
But you brought my life up from the pit,
    O Lord, my God.(A)

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“When my life was ebbing away,
    I remembered(A) you, Lord,
and my prayer(B) rose to you,
    to your holy temple.(C)

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35 That is why he also says in another psalm, ‘You will not suffer your holy one to see corruption.’(A)

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35 So it is also stated elsewhere:

“‘You will not let your holy one see decay.’[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 13:35 Psalm 16:10 (see Septuagint)