He hath redeemed my soul from going into the pit,\par\tab And my life shall behold the light.\par
Psalm 28:1 - American Standard Version 2015 {\b {\i A Psalm} of David.}\par\par\tab Unto thee, O Jehovah, will I call:\par\tab My rock, be not thou deaf unto me;\par\tab Lest, if thou be silent unto me,\par\tab I become like them that go down into the pit. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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 hath redeemed my soul from going into the pit,\par\tab And my life shall behold the light.\par
{\b Maschil of David, when he was in the cave; a Prayer.}\par\par\tab I cry with my voice unto Jehovah;\par\tab With my voice unto Jehovah do I make supplication.
I pour out my complaint before him;\par\tab I show before him my trouble.
Make haste to answer me, O Jehovah; my spirit faileth:\par\tab Hide not thy face from me,\par\tab Lest I become like them that go down into the pit.
Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;\par\tab My God, my rock, in whom I will take refuge;\par\tab My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.
O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou answerest not;\par\tab And in the night season, and am not silent.
I cry unto Jehovah with my voice,\par\tab And he answereth me out of his holy hill. {\i Selah
Sing praise unto Jehovah, O ye saints of his,\par\tab And give thanks to his holy memorial {\i name}.
What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit?\par\tab Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?
Thou hast seen it, O Jehovah; keep not silence:\par\tab O Lord, be not far from me.
Hear my prayer, O Jehovah, and give ear unto my cry;\par\tab Hold not thy peace at my tears:\par\tab For I am a stranger with thee,\par\tab A sojourner, as all my fathers were.
I will say unto God my rock,\par\tab Why hast thou forgotten me?\par\tab Why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God;\par\tab For unto thee do I pray.
Let not the waterflood overwhelm me,\par\tab Neither let the deep swallow me up;\par\tab And let not the pit shut its mouth upon me.
{\b For the Chief Musician; after the manner of Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph.}\par\par\tab I will cry unto God with my voice,\par\tab Even unto God with my voice; and he will give ear unto me.
{\b A Song, a Psalm of Asaph.}\par\par\tab O God, keep not thou silence:\par\tab Hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.
Let us swallow them up alive as Sheol,\par\tab And whole, as those that go down into the pit;
Trust ye in Jehovah for ever; for in Jehovah, {\i even} Jehovah, is an everlasting rock.
For Sheol cannot praise thee, death cannot celebrate thee:\par\tab They that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.
and cast him into the abyss, and shut {\i it}, and sealed {\i it} over him, that he should deceive the nations no more, until the thousand years should be finished: after this he must be loosed for a little time.\par