Psalms 28:1

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Psalms 28:1, word by word

Of Davidדָוִדdavid

David

David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."

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YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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I callאֶקְרָאekra

cry out

To shout to YHWH for help, call on his name.

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my Rockצוּרִtsuri

the Rock

YHWH, the firm Rock of his people.

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be deafתֶּחֱרַשׁtecherash

be silent

To stay quiet, without answering or speaking.

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you be silentתֶּחֱשֶׁהtecheshe

be silent, be still

Be silent, keep still without doing anything.

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and I become likeנִמְשַׁלְתִּיnimshalti

be like

To be similar to something else, or to be compared to it.

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those who go downיוֹרְדֵיyorde

go down

To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.

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to the pitבוֹרvor

grave

The place where the dead go down; the grave.

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Translation note

“The pit”: the grave, the place of the dead.

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