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Psalm 28:1–5

1 To You, O Lord, I call;

My arock, do not be deaf to me,

For if You bare silent to me,

I will become like those who cgo down to the pit.

2 Hear the avoice of my supplications when I cry to You for help,

When I blift up my hands ctoward 1Your holy dsanctuary.

3 aDo not drag me away with the wicked

And with those who work iniquity,

Who bspeak peace with their neighbors,

While evil is in their hearts.

4 Requite them aaccording to their work and according to the evil of their practices;

Requite them according to the deeds of their hands;

Repay them their 1recompense.

5 Because they ado not regard the works of the Lord

Nor the deeds of His hands,

He will tear them down and not build them up.

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Psalm 28:1–5 — The New International Version (NIV)

To you, Lord, I call;

you are my Rock,

do not turn a deaf ear to me.

For if you remain silent,

I will be like those who go down to the pit.

Hear my cry for mercy

as I call to you for help,

as I lift up my hands

toward your Most Holy Place.

Do not drag me away with the wicked,

with those who do evil,

who speak cordially with their neighbors

but harbor malice in their hearts.

Repay them for their deeds

and for their evil work;

repay them for what their hands have done

and bring back on them what they deserve.

Because they have no regard for the deeds of the Lord

and what his hands have done,

he will tear them down

and never build them up again.

Psalm 28:1–5 — English Standard Version (ESV)

To you, O Lord, I call;

my rock, be not deaf to me,

lest, if you be silent to me,

I become like those who go down to the pit.

Hear the voice of my pleas for mercy,

when I cry to you for help,

when I lift up my hands

toward your most holy sanctuary.

Do not drag me off with the wicked,

with the workers of evil,

who speak peace with their neighbors

while evil is in their hearts.

Give to them according to their work

and according to the evil of their deeds;

give to them according to the work of their hands;

render them their due reward.

Because they do not regard the works of the Lord

or the work of his hands,

he will tear them down and build them up no more.

Psalm 28:1–5 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee,

When I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.

Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity,

Which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts.

Give them according to their deeds,

And according to the wickedness of their endeavours:

Give them after the work of their hands;

Render to them their desert.

Because they regard not the works of the Lord,

Nor the operation of his hands,

He shall destroy them, and not build them up.

Psalm 28:1–5 — New Living Translation (NLT)

I pray to you, O Lord, my rock.

Do not turn a deaf ear to me.

For if you are silent,

I might as well give up and die.

Listen to my prayer for mercy

as I cry out to you for help,

as I lift my hands toward your holy sanctuary.

Do not drag me away with the wicked—

with those who do evil—

those who speak friendly words to their neighbors

while planning evil in their hearts.

Give them the punishment they so richly deserve!

Measure it out in proportion to their wickedness.

Pay them back for all their evil deeds!

Give them a taste of what they have done to others.

They care nothing for what the Lord has done

or for what his hands have made.

So he will tear them down,

and they will never be rebuilt!

Psalm 28:1–5 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

To You I will cry, O Lord my Rock: Do not be silent to me,

Lest, if You are silent to me,

I become like those who go down to the pit.

Hear the voice of my supplications

When I cry to You,

When I lift up my hands toward Your holy sanctuary.

Do not take me away with the wicked

And with the workers of iniquity,

Who speak peace to their neighbors,

But evil is in their hearts.

Give them according to their deeds,

And according to the wickedness of their endeavors;

Give them according to the work of their hands;

Render to them what they deserve.

Because they do not regard the works of the Lord,

Nor the operation of His hands,

He shall destroy them

And not build them up.

Psalm 28:1–5 — New Century Version (NCV)

Lord, my Rock, I call out to you for help.

Do not be deaf to me.

If you are silent,

I will be like those in the grave.

Hear the sound of my prayer,

when I cry out to you for help.

I raise my hands

toward your Most Holy Place.

Don’t drag me away with the wicked,

with those who do evil.

They say “Peace” to their neighbors,

but evil is in their hearts.

Pay them back for what they have done,

for their evil deeds.

Pay them back for what they have done;

give them their reward.

They don’t understand what the Lord has done

or what he has made.

So he will knock them down

and not lift them up.

Psalm 28:1–5 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee,

When I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.

Draw me not away with the wicked,

And with the workers of iniquity;

That speak peace with their neighbors,

But mischief is in their hearts.

Give them according to their work, and according to the wickedness of their doings:

Give them after the operation of their hands;

Render to them their desert.

Because they regard not the works of Jehovah,

Nor the operation of his hands,

He will break them down and not build them up.

Psalm 28:1–5 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Unto thee, Jehovah, do I call; my rock, be not silent unto me, lest, if thou keep silence toward me, I become like them that go down into the pit. Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward the oracle of thy holiness. Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace to their neighbours, and mischief is in their heart. Give them according to their doing, and according to the wickedness of their deeds; give them after the work of their hands, render to them their desert. For they regard not the deeds of Jehovah, nor the work of his hands: he will destroy them, and not build them up.

Psalm 28:1–5 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

O Lord, I call to you. 

O my rock, do not turn a deaf ear to me. 

If you remain silent, 

I will be like those who go into the pit. 

Hear my prayer for mercy when I call to you for help, 

when I lift my hands toward your most holy place. 

Do not drag me away with wicked people, 

with troublemakers who speak of peace with their neighbors 

but have evil in their hearts. 

Pay them back for what they have done, 

for their evil deeds. 

Pay them back for what their hands have done, 

and give them what they deserve. 

The Lord will tear them down and never build them up again, 

because they never consider what he has done 

or what his hands have made. 

Psalm 28:1–5 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Lord, I call to You;

my rock, do not be deaf to me.

If You remain silent to me,

I will be like those going down to the Pit.

Listen to the sound of my pleading

when I cry to You for help,

when I lift up my hands

toward Your holy sanctuary.

Do not drag me away with the wicked,

with the evildoers,

who speak in friendly ways with their neighbors

while malice is in their hearts.

Repay them according to what they have done—

according to the evil of their deeds.

Repay them according to the work of their hands;

give them back what they deserve.

Because they do not consider

what the Lord has done

or the work of His hands,

He will tear them down and not rebuild them.

Psalm 28:1–5 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

To you, O Lord, I call;

my rock, do not refuse to hear me,

for if you are silent to me,

I shall be like those who go down to the Pit.

Hear the voice of my supplication,

as I cry to you for help,

as I lift up my hands

toward your most holy sanctuary.

Do not drag me away with the wicked,

with those who are workers of evil,

who speak peace with their neighbors,

while mischief is in their hearts.

Repay them according to their work,

and according to the evil of their deeds;

repay them according to the work of their hands;

render them their due reward.

Because they do not regard the works of the Lord,

or the work of his hands,

he will break them down and build them up no more.

Psalm 28:1–5 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

To you, O Yahweh, I call.

O my rock, do not be deaf to me.

Or else, if you are silent to me,

then I will become like those descending to the pit.

Hear the voice of my supplications

when I cry to you for help,

when I lift up my hands

toward your holy inner sanctuary.

Do not drag me away with the wicked

or with the workers of evil,

who speak of peace with their neighbors,

while evil is in their heart.

Give to them according to their work,

even according to the evil of their deeds.

Give to them according to the work of their hands;

repay them their rightful due.

Because they do not regard the works of Yahweh,

nor the work of his hands,

he will destroy them

and not rebuild them.

Psalm 28:1–5 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Lord, my Rock, I call out to you.

Pay attention to me.

If you remain silent, I will die.

I will be like those who have gone down into the grave.

Hear my cry for your favor

when I call out to you for help.

Hear me when I lift up my hands in prayer

toward your Most Holy Room.

Don’t drag me away with sinners.

Don’t drag me away with those who do evil.

They speak in a friendly way to their neighbors.

But their hearts are full of hatred.

Pay them back for their evil actions.

Pay them back for what their hands have done.

Give them exactly what they should get.

They don’t care about the Lord’s mighty acts.

They don’t care about what his hands have done.

So he will tear them down.

He will never build them up again.


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