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Psalms 28

9 aligned verses; 9 with wording or punctuation differences .

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Verse KJV King James Version WEB World English Bible
1
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.
> To you , Yahweh, I call. My rock , don't be deaf to me ; Lest, if you are silent to me, I would become like those who go down into the pit.
2
Hear the voice of my supplications , when I cry unto thee , when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle .
Hear the voice of my petitions , when I cry to you , When I lift up my hands toward your Most Holy Place .
3
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.
Don't draw me away with the wicked, With the workers of iniquity who speak peace with their neighbors , But mischief is in their hearts.
4
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 .
Give them according to their work , and according to the wickedness of their doings. Give them according to the operation of their hands . Bring back on them what they deserve .
5
Because they regard not the works of the LORD , nor the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them , and not build them up.
Because they don't regard the works of Yahweh , Nor the operation of his hands, He will break them down and not build them up.
6
Blessed be the LORD , because he hath heard the voice of my supplications .
Blessed be Yahweh , Because he has heard the voice of my petitions .
7
The LORD is my strength and my shield ; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped : therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.
Yahweh is my strength and my shield . My heart has trusted in him, and I am helped . Therefore my heart greatly rejoices. With my song I will thank him.
8
The LORD is their strength , and he is the saving strength of his anointed.
Yahweh is their strength . He is a stronghold of salvation to his anointed.
9
Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance : feed them also, and lift them up for ever .
Save your people, And bless your inheritance . Be their shepherd also, And bear them up forever .

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