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Psalms Chapter 28

Other Translations

asv (asv) - eBible.org engASV USFM

1 Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge,
2 Who eat up my people
3 as they eat bread,
4 And call not upon Jehovah?
5 There were they in great fear;
6 For God is in the generation of the righteous.
7 Ye put to shame the counsel of the poor,
8 Because Jehovah is his refuge.
9 Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion!

darby (darby) - eBible.org Darby 1890 plaintext

1 Unto thee, Jehovah, do I call; my rock, be not silent unto me, lest, [if] thou keep silence toward me, I become like them that go down into the pit.
2 Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward the oracle of thy holiness.
3 Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace to their neighbours, and mischief is in their heart.
4 Give them according to their doing, and according to the wickedness of their deeds; give them after the work of their hands, render to them their desert.
5 For they regard not the deeds of Jehovah, nor the work of his hands: he will destroy them, and not build them up.
6 Blessed be Jehovah, for he hath heard the voice of my supplications.
7 Jehovah is my strength and my shield; my heart confided in him, and I was helped: therefore my heart exulteth, and with my song will I praise him.
8 Jehovah is their strength; and he is the stronghold of salvation to his anointed one.
9 Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance; and feed them, and lift them up for ever.

lxxbrent (lxxbrent) - Septuagint (Brenton 1851) eBible USFM

1 A Psalm of David [on the occasion] of the solemn assembly of the Tabernacle. Bring to the Lord, ye sons of God, bring to the Lord young rams; bring to the Lord glory and honour.
2 Bring to the Lord glory, [due] to his name; worship the Lord in his holy court.
3 The voice of the Lord is upon the waters: the God of glory has thundered: the Lord is upon many waters.
4 The voice of the Lord is mighty; the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.
5 [There is] the voice of the Lord who breaks the cedars; the Lord will break the cedars of Libanus.
6 And he will beat them small, [even] Libanus itself, like a calf; and the beloved one is as a young unicorn.
7 [There is] a voice of the Lord who divides a flame of fire.
8 A voice of the Lord who shakes the wilderness; the Lord will shake the wilderness of Cades.
9 The voice of the Lord strengthens the hinds, and will uncover the thickets: and in his temple every one speaks [of his] glory.
10 The Lord will dwell on the waterflood: and the Lord will sit a king for ever.
11 The Lord will give strength to his people; the Lord will bless his people with peace.

vul1914 (vul1914) - Vulgate 1914 UTF-8 (sacredbible.org)

1 Psalmus David, In consummatione tabernaculi. Afferte Domino filii Dei: afferte Domino filios arietum:
2 Afferte Domino gloriam et honorem, afferte Domino gloriam nomini eius: adorate Dominum in atrio sancto eius.
3 Vox Domini super aquas, Deus maiestatis intonuit: Dominus super aquas multas.
4 Vox Domini in virtute: vox Domini in magnificentia.
5 Vox Domini confringentis cedros: et confringet Dominus cedros Libani:
6 Et comminuet eas tamquam vitulum Libani: et dilectus quemadmodum filius unicornium.
7 Vox Domini intercidentis flammam ignis:
8 vox Domini concutientis desertum: et commovebit Dominus desertum Cades.
9 Vox Domini præparantis cervos, et revelabit condensa: et in templo eius omnes dicent gloriam.
10 Dominus diluvium inhabitare facit: et sedebit Dominus rex in æternum.
11 Dominus virtutem populo suo dabit: Dominus benedicet populo suo in pace.

web (web) - WorldEnglish.Bible — CC0 modern update of ASV

1 By David. To you, LORD, 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 petitions, when I cry to you, when I lift up my hands toward your Most Holy Place.
3 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 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 don’t respect the works of the LORD, nor the operation of his hands, he will break them down and not build them up.
6 Blessed be the LORD, because he has heard the voice of my petitions.
7 The LORD 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. He is a stronghold of salvation to his anointed.
9 Save your people, and bless your inheritance. Be their shepherd also, and bear them up forever.

ylt (ylt) - Bible.com YLT98 plain UTF-8

1 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.
2 Hear the voice of my supplications, In my crying unto Thee, In my lifting up my hands toward thy holy oracle.
3 Draw me not with the wicked, And with workers of iniquity, Speaking peace with their neighbours, And evil in their heart.
4 Give to them according to their acting, And according to the evil of their doings. According to the work of their hands give to them. Return their deed to them.
5 For they attend not to the doing of Jehovah, And unto the work of His hands. He throweth them down, And doth not build them up.
6 Blessed <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah, For He hath heard the voice of my supplications.
7 Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> my strength, and my shield, In Him my heart trusted, and I have been helped. And my heart exulteth, And with my song I thank Him.
8 Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> strength to him, Yea, the strength of the salvation of His anointed <FI>is<Fi> He.
9 Save Thy people, and bless Thine inheritance, And feed them, and carry them to the age!

Explanations by Age Level

Explain Like I'm 5

A long, long time ago, there was nothing at all - no earth, no sky, no animals, no people. It was all dark and empty. But God was there! God is so powerful that He can make anything just by speaking. So God said "Let there be light!" and BOOM! There was light everywhere! God saw that the light was beautiful and good. He called the light "day" and the darkness "night." This was the very first day when God started making our wonderful world!

Explain Like I'm 10

Before anything existed - no planets, stars, or life - God decided to create the universe. The earth started out as a dark, empty place covered with water. But God's Spirit was there, ready to bring order and beauty to everything. When God spoke and said "Let there be light," light immediately appeared because God's words have incredible power. God looked at the light and was pleased with what He had made. He organized time by separating light (day) from darkness (night), creating the first 24-hour period. This shows us that God is organized and purposeful in everything He does.

Explain Like I'm 15

Genesis 1:1-5 establishes fundamental theological truths about God and creation. The Hebrew word "bara" (created) indicates creation from nothing (ex nihilo), demonstrating God's absolute sovereignty and power. The phrase "without form and void" (tohu wa-bohu) describes a state of chaos that God transforms into order. The Spirit of God "hovering" or "brooding" over the waters suggests active, caring involvement in creation. The creation of light before the sun (created on day 4) indicates that God Himself is the ultimate source of light and energy. The establishment of day and night creates the framework of time, showing that God operates within orderly patterns while transcending them. This passage refutes both atheistic materialism and pantheism, establishing that God is both transcendent (separate from creation) and immanent (actively involved in it).