Psalms 28:1

To you, Yahweh, I cry out; my rock, do not ignore me. 1 If you do not respond to me, I will join those who go down to the grave. 1

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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.

In Context

2Hear the sound of my pleading when I call for help from you, 1 when I lift up my hands toward your most holy place! 1

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Cross References

Psalms 3:4I lift up my voice to Yahweh, 1 and he answers me from his holy hill. Selah 1

Psalms 18:2Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, the one who brings me to safety; he is my God, my rock; I take refuge in him. 1 He is my shield, the horn of my salvation, and my stronghold. 1

Psalms 30:4Sing praises to Yahweh, you his faithful people! Give thanks when you remember his holiness. 1

Psalms 35:22You have seen it, Yahweh, do not be silent; 1 Lord, do not be far from me. 1

Psalms 42:9I will say to God, my rock, “Why have you forgotten me? 1 Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?” 1

Psalms 77:1I will call out with my voice to God; 1 I will call with my voice to God, and my God will hear me. 1

Matthew Henry on Psalms 28:1

The former part of this psalm is the prayer of a saint militan and now in distress ( ver. 1-3 ), to which is added the doom of God's implacable enemies, ver. 4, 5 . The latter part of the psalm is the thanksgiving of a saint triumphant, and delivered out of his distresses ( ver. 6-8 ), to which is added a prophetical prayer for all God's faithful loyal subjects, ver. 9 . So that it is hard to say which of these two conditions David was in when he penned it. Some think he was now in trouble seeking God, but at the… Read the whole commentary →

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