He has redeemed my soul from going down into the Pit, and my life shall see the light.’
Psalm 28:1 - Revised Standard Version To thee, O Lord, I call; my rock, be not deaf to me, lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like those who go down to 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 has redeemed my soul from going down into the Pit, and my life shall see the light.’
I cry with my voice to the Lord, with my voice I make supplication to the Lord,
Make haste to answer me, O Lord! My spirit fails! Hide not thy face from me, lest I be like those who go down to the Pit.
The Lord is my rock, and 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 thou dost not answer; and by night, but find no rest.
Sing praises to the Lord, O you his saints, 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 thee? Will it tell of thy faithfulness?
“Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear to my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears! For I am thy passing guest, a sojourner, like all my fathers.
I say to God, my rock: “Why hast thou forgotten me? Why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?”
Hearken to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for to thee do I pray.
Let not the flood sweep over me, or the deep swallow me up, or the pit close its mouth over me.
O God, do not keep silence; do not hold thy peace or be still, O God!
like Sheol let us swallow them alive and whole, like those who go down to the Pit:
For Sheol cannot thank thee, death cannot praise thee; those who go down to the pit cannot hope for thy faithfulness.
and threw him into the pit, and shut it and sealed it over him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years were ended. After that he must be loosed for a little while.