[A Psalm] of David. 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.
BSB
Of David. To You, O LORD, I call; be not deaf to me, O my Rock. For if You remain silent, I will be like those descending to the Pit.
WEB
By David. 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.
YLT
By David. Unto Thee, O Jehovah, I call, My rock, be not silent to me! Lest Thou be silent to me, And I have been compared With those going down to the pit.
F.O.G Original
By David.
(1) To You YAHWEH, I call,
My rock, don’t be deaf to me,
If silent to me,
I become like them going down to the pit.
F.O.G
By David.
(1) To You YAHWEH, I call,
My rock, don’t be deaf to me,
If silent to me,
I become like them going down to the pit.
F.O.G MSG
Of David.
¹To You, Yahweh, I cry out— You are my solid rock.ᵃ Don’t turn away from me in silence, or I’ll be like those already in the grave.
Footnotes:
¹ᵃ My solid rock: Hebrew “tsur”—a massive cliff or boulder representing God’s unchanging reliability and protection in times of trouble.