Psalms 28

David urgently pleads with YHWH to hear his cry for mercy, fearing that silence from God would leave him like those descending to Sheol, and asks that the wicked who speak peace while harboring evil be repaid according to their deeds.[1][2] After expressing confidence that YHWH has heard his petition, David declares YHWH as his strength and shield, rejoices in thanksgiving, and concludes with a prayer for YHWH to save His people and shepherd them forever.[1][2]

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Interlinear Text

Verse 1
To David to David to David to you toward you to you the LORD Yahweh Yahweh I call I call out I will call my rock my rock my rock not upon / over do not be silent may you keep silent be silent to me from me from me lest lest lest you be silent you will be silent you are silent to me from me from me I be likened I was likened I would become like with if / whether with those who go down descending ones of descending ones of pit dug-out pit pit
לְ/דָוִ֡ד 𐤋/𐤃𐤅𐤃 ledavid To David to David to David HR/Np אֵ֘לֶ֤י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤊 eleykha to you toward you to you HR/Sp2ms יְהוָ֨ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶקְרָ֗א 𐤀𐤒𐤓𐤀 eqera I call I call out I will call HVqi1cs צוּרִ/י֮ 𐤑𐤅𐤓/𐤉 tsuri my rock my rock my rock HNcmsc/Sp1cs אַֽל 𐤀𐤋 al not upon / over do not HTn תֶּחֱרַ֪שׁ 𐤕𐤇𐤓𐤔 techerash be silent may you keep silent be silent HVqj2ms מִ֫מֶּ֥/נִּי 𐤌𐤌/𐤍𐤉 mimeni to me from me from me HR/Sp1cs פֶּן 𐤐𐤍 pen lest lest lest HC תֶּֽחֱשֶׁ֥ה 𐤕𐤇𐤔𐤄 techesheh you be silent you will be silent you are silent HVqi2ms מִמֶּ֑/נִּי 𐤌𐤌/𐤍𐤉 mimeni-2 to me from me from me HR/Sp1cs וְ֝/נִמְשַׁ֗לְתִּי 𐤅/𐤍𐤌𐤔𐤋𐤕𐤉 venimeshaleti I be likened I was likened I would become like HC/VNq1cs עִם 𐤏𐤌 im with if / whether with HR י֥וֹרְדֵי 𐤉𐤅𐤓𐤃𐤉 yoredey those who go down descending ones of descending ones of HVqrmpc בֽוֹר 𐤁𐤅𐤓 vor pit dug-out pit pit HNcmsa
Verse 3
Do not upon / over do not draw me away may you draw me draw me away with if / whether with the wicked wicked men wicked men and with and if and with workers of accomplishers of accomplishers of iniquity worthless wickedness worthless wickedness who speak speakers of speakers of peace wholeness peace with if / whether with their neighbors their companions their companions while evil and he saw and evil is in their hearts in their inner-core in their inner heart
אַל 𐤀𐤋 al Do not upon / over do not HTn תִּמְשְׁכֵ֣/נִי 𐤕𐤌𐤔𐤊/𐤍𐤉 timeshekheni draw me away may you draw me draw me away HVqj2ms/Sp1cs עִם 𐤏𐤌 im with if / whether with HR רְשָׁעִים֮ 𐤓𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤌 reshaim the wicked wicked men wicked men HAampa וְ/עִם 𐤅/𐤏𐤌 veim and with and if and with HC/R פֹּ֪עֲלֵ֫י 𐤐𐤏𐤋𐤉 poaley workers of accomplishers of accomplishers of HVqrmpc אָ֥וֶן 𐤀𐤅𐤍 aven iniquity worthless wickedness worthless wickedness HNcmsa דֹּבְרֵ֣י 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉 doverey who speak speakers of speakers of HVqrmpc שָׁ֭לוֹם 𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤌 shalom peace wholeness peace HNcmsa עִם 𐤏𐤌 im-2 with if / whether with HR רֵֽעֵי/הֶ֑ם 𐤓𐤏𐤉/𐤄𐤌 reeyhem their neighbors their companions their companions HNcmpc/Sp3mp וְ֝/רָעָ֗ה 𐤅/𐤓𐤏𐤄 veraah while evil and he saw and evil HC/Ncfsa בִּ/לְבָבָֽ/ם 𐤁/𐤋𐤁𐤁/𐤌 bilevavam is in their hearts in their inner-core in their inner heart HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp
Verse 4
Give Give! Give! to them — to them according to their work according to their deed according to their deed and according to their evil and according to badness-of and according to the evil of of their doings their deeds their deeds according to the work like a deed of like the work of of their hands their two hands their two hands give Give! Give! to them — to them return Bring back! Cause to return! their recompense their due recompense their recompense to them — to them
תֶּן 𐤕𐤍 ten Give Give! Give! HVqv2ms לָ/הֶ֣ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to them to them HR/Sp3mp כְּ/פָעֳלָ/ם֮ 𐤊/𐤐𐤏𐤋/𐤌 kefaolam according to their work according to their deed according to their deed HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp וּ/כְ/רֹ֪עַ 𐤅/𐤊/𐤓𐤏 ukheroa and according to their evil and according to badness-of and according to the evil of HC/R/Ncmsc מַֽעַלְלֵ֫י/הֶ֥ם 𐤌𐤏𐤋𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 maaleleyhem of their doings their deeds their deeds HNcmpc/Sp3mp כְּ/מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה 𐤊/𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤄 kemaaseh according to the work like a deed of like the work of HR/Ncmsc יְ֭דֵי/הֶם 𐤉𐤃𐤉/𐤄𐤌 yedeyhem of their hands their two hands their two hands HNcbdc/Sp3mp תֵּ֣ן 𐤕𐤍 ten-2 give Give! Give! HVqv2ms לָ/הֶ֑ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem-2 to them to them HR/Sp3mp הָשֵׁ֖ב 𐤄𐤔𐤁 hashev return Bring back! Cause to return! HVhv2ms גְּמוּלָ֣/ם 𐤂𐤌𐤅𐤋/𐤌 gemulam their recompense their due recompense their recompense HNcmsc/Sp3mp לָ/הֶֽם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem-3 to them to them HR/Sp3mp
Verse 7
the LORD Yahweh Yahweh my strength my strength my strength and my shield and my shield and my shield in him — in him trusted he trusted my heart trusted my heart my inner core my heart and I was helped I was helped and I was helped and it rejoiced and he exulted and it exulted my heart my inner core my heart and with my song and from my song and with my song I will praise him I will acknowledge him I will praise him
יְהוָ֤ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp עֻזִּ֥/י 𐤏𐤆/𐤉 uzi my strength my strength my strength HNcmsc/Sp1cs וּ/מָגִנִּ/י֮ 𐤅/𐤌𐤂𐤍/𐤉 umagini and my shield and my shield and my shield HC/Ncbsc/Sp1cs בּ֤/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 bo in him in him HR/Sp3ms בָטַ֥ח 𐤁𐤈𐤇 vatach trusted he trusted my heart trusted HVqp3ms לִבִּ֗/י 𐤋𐤁/𐤉 libi my heart my inner core my heart HNcmsc/Sp1cs וְֽ/נֶ֫עֱזָ֥רְתִּי 𐤅/𐤍𐤏𐤆𐤓𐤕𐤉 veneezareti and I was helped I was helped and I was helped HC/VNp1cs וַ/יַּעֲלֹ֥ז 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤋𐤆 vayaaloz and it rejoiced and he exulted and it exulted HC/Vqw3ms לִבִּ֑/י 𐤋𐤁/𐤉 libi-2 my heart my inner core my heart HNcmsc/Sp1cs וּֽ/מִ/שִּׁירִ֥/י 𐤅/𐤌/𐤔𐤉𐤓/𐤉 umishiri and with my song and from my song and with my song HC/R/Ncbsc/Sp1cs אֲהוֹדֶֽ/נּוּ 𐤀𐤄𐤅𐤃/𐤍𐤅 ahodenu I will praise him I will acknowledge him I will praise him HVhi1cs/Sp3ms
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