He redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit, and my life sees the light.’
Psalm 28:1 - Tree of Life Version Of David. To You, Adonai, I call— my Rock, do not be deaf to me. If You were silent to me, I would become like those going 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 redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit, and my life sees the light.’
I cry aloud with my voice to Adonai. With my voice I seek favor from Adonai.
Answer me speedily, Adonai— my spirit fails. Hide not Your face from me, lest I become like those who go down into the Pit.
My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Distant from my salvation are the words of my groaning.
But You, Adonai, are a shield around me, my glory and the lifter of my head.
Adonai, You brought my soul up from Sheol. You kept me alive, so I would not go down to the Pit.
With rebukes You chasten one for iniquity and You consume like a moth what he finds pleasure in. Surely all humanity is but a vapor. Selah
By day Adonai commands His love, and at night His song is with me— a prayer to the God of my life.
Deliver me from the mire— do not let me sink. Deliver me from those who hate me, out of the deep waters.
Let’s swallow them alive like Sheol— still healthy, as they go down to the Pit!
For Sheol cannot thank You, death cannot praise You. Those who go down to the Pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness.
He also threw him into the abyss and locked and sealed it over him, so that he would not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were completed. After these things, he must be released for a short while.