Psalm 28:1
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Psalm 28[a]
Petition and Thanksgiving
1 Of David.
I
To you, Lord, I call;
my Rock, do not be deaf to me,(A)
Do not be silent toward me,
so that I join those who go down to the pit.(B)
Footnotes
- Psalm 28 A lament asking that the psalmist, who has taken refuge in the Temple (Ps 28:2), not be punished with the wicked, who are headed inevitably toward destruction (Ps 28:1, 3–5). The statement of praise is exceptionally lengthy and vigorous (Ps 28:6–7). The Psalm ends with a prayer (Ps 28:8–9).
Psalm 30:4
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Footnotes
- 30:4 Sheol…pit: the shadowy underworld residence of the spirits of the dead, here a metaphor for near-death.
Psalm 32:6
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6 Therefore every loyal person should pray to you
in time of distress.
Though flood waters[a] threaten,
they will never reach him.(A)
Footnotes
- 32:6 Flood waters: the untamed waters surrounding the earth, a metaphor for danger.
Psalm 40:3
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3 Draws me up from the pit of destruction,
out of the muddy clay,(A)
Sets my feet upon rock,
steadies my steps,
Psalm 88:5
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5 I am reckoned with those who go down to the pit;
I am like a warrior without strength.
Proverbs 1:12
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12 Let us swallow them alive, like Sheol,
whole, like those who go down to the pit!
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