He has redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit, and my life shall see the light.’
Psalm 28:1 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 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. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition UNTO YOU do I cry, O Lord my Rock, be not deaf and silent to me, lest, if You be silent to me, I become like those going down to the pit [the grave]. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible I cry out to you, LORD. You are my rock; don’t refuse to hear me. If you won’t talk to me, I’ll be just like those going down to the pit. Catholic Public Domain Version A Psalm of David, at the completion of the tabernacle. Bring to the Lord, O sons of God, bring to the Lord the sons of rams. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version A psalm for David, at the finishing of the tabernacle. Bring to the Lord, O ye children of God: bring to the Lord the offspring of rams. |
He has redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit, and my life shall see the light.’
With my voice I cry to the Lord; with my voice I make supplication to the Lord.
Answer me quickly, O Lord; my spirit fails. Do not hide your face from me, or I shall be like those who go down to the Pit.
The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer, my God, my rock in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
O my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer; and by night but find no rest.
Sing praises to the Lord, O you his faithful ones, and give thanks to his holy name.
“What profit is there in my death, if I go down to the Pit? Will the dust praise you? Will it tell of your faithfulness?
“Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear to my cry; do not hold your peace at my tears. For I am your passing guest, an alien, like all my forebears.
I say to God, my rock, “Why have you forgotten me? Why must I walk about mournfully because the enemy oppresses me?”
Do not let the flood sweep over me or the deep swallow me up or the Pit close its mouth over me.
like Sheol let us swallow them alive and whole, like those who go down to the Pit.
Trust in the Lord forever, for in the Lord God you have an everlasting rock.
For Sheol cannot thank you; death cannot praise you; those who go down to the Pit cannot hope for your faithfulness.
and threw him into the pit and locked and sealed it over him, so that he would deceive the nations no more, until the thousand years were ended. After that he must be let out for a little while.