Psalm 28:1 in Other Translations
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)
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.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
<Of David.> My cry goes up to you, O Lord, my Rock; do not keep back your answer from me, so that I may not become like those who go down into the underworld.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
{[A Psalm] of David.} Unto thee, Jehovah, do I call; my rock, be not silent unto me, lest, [if] thou keep silence toward me, I become like them that go down into the pit.
Webster's Bible (WBT)
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.
World English Bible (WEB)
> 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.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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.
| Unto | אֵ֘לֶ֤יךָ | ʾēlêkā | A-LAY-ha |
| thee will I cry, | יְהוָ֨ה׀ | yĕhwâ | yeh-VA |
| O Lord | אֶקְרָ֗א | ʾeqrāʾ | ek-RA |
| rock; my | צוּרִי֮ | ṣûriy | tsoo-REE |
| be not | אַֽל | ʾal | al |
| silent | תֶּחֱרַ֪שׁ | teḥĕraš | teh-hay-RAHSH |
| to | מִ֫מֶּ֥נִּי | mimmennî | MEE-MEH-nee |
| me: lest, | פֶּן | pen | pen |
| silent be thou if | תֶּֽחֱשֶׁ֥ה | teḥĕše | teh-hay-SHEH |
| to | מִמֶּ֑נִּי | mimmennî | mee-MEH-nee |
| me, I become like | וְ֝נִמְשַׁ֗לְתִּי | wĕnimšaltî | VEH-neem-SHAHL-tee |
| עִם | ʿim | eem | |
| them that go down | י֥וֹרְדֵי | yôrĕdê | YOH-reh-day |
| into the pit. | בֽוֹר׃ | bôr | vore |