Psalms

Psalm 28:1

¹Of David.

To You, O LORD, I call;

be not deaf to me, O my Rock.

For if You remain silent,

I will be like those descending to the Pit.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Of David	לְדָוִ֡ד	lə·ḏā·wiḏ	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
To You	אֵ֘לֶ֤יךָ	’ê·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H413 motion to
O LORD	יְהוָ֨ה׀	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
I call	אֶקְרָ֗א	’eq·rā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
be not	אַֽל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
deaf	תֶּחֱרַ֪שׁ	te·ḥĕ·raš	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H2790 cut in, engrave, plough, devise
to me	מִ֫מֶּ֥נִּי	mim·men·nî	Preposition; first person common singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
O my Rock	צוּרִי֮	ṣū·rî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H6697 rock, cliff
For if	פֶּן־	pen-	Conjunction	H6435 lest
You remain silent	תֶּֽחֱשֶׁ֥ה	te·ḥĕ·šeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H2814 be silent, inactive, still
I will be	וְ֝נִמְשַׁ֗לְתִּי	wə·nim·šal·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H4911 represent, be like
like	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
those descending	י֥וֹרְדֵי	yō·wr·ḏê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H3381 come or go down, descend
to the Pit	בֽוֹר׃	ḇō·wr	Noun - masculine singular	H953 pit, cistern, well

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 143:7 · Psalm 18:2 · Psalm 88:4–6 · Proverbs 1:12 · Psalm 83:1 · Isaiah 26:4 · Revelation 20:3 · Job 33:28 · Psalm 30:9 · Psalm 22:2 · Psalm 35:22 · Isaiah 38:18

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.