Psalms 28 (ESV)

9 verses · English Standard Version · Essentially literal

The ESV balances word-for-word accuracy with modern English readability. Favored by scholars and pastors for study and preaching, it preserves the structure of the original Hebrew and Greek while using clear, contemporary language.

Psalms Chapter 28 contains 9 verses and is presented here in the English Standard Version (ESV), which uses a essentially literal approach. Read the full text below, compare with other translations, or navigate to any of the 150 chapters in Psalms.

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1To you, O LORD, I call; my rock, be not deaf to me, lest, if you be silent to me, I become like those who go down to the pit.

2Hear the voice of my pleas for mercy, when I cry to you for help, when I lift up my hands toward your most holy sanctuary.

3Do not drag me off with the wicked, with the workers of evil, who speak peace with their neighbors while evil is in their hearts.

4Give to them according to their work and according to the evil of their deeds; give to them according to the work of their hands; render them their due reward.

5Because they do not regard the works of the LORD or the work of his hands, he will tear them down and build them up no more.

6Blessed be the LORD! For he has heard the voice of my pleas for mercy.

7The LORD is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him.

8The LORD is the strength of his people; he is the saving refuge of his anointed.

9Oh, save your people and bless your heritage! Be their shepherd and carry them forever.

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What is Psalms 28 in the ESV?

Psalms 28 in the English Standard Version (ESV) contains 9 verses. The ESV uses a essentially literal approach, first published in 2001 (rev. 2016).

How does the ESV translate Psalms 28 differently?

The English Standard Version uses essentially literal, balancing accuracy with modern readability. Compare this with the NIV (dynamic equivalence) version of Psalms 28 for a different perspective.

How many verses are in Psalms 28 (ESV)?

Psalms Chapter 28 contains 9 verses in the English Standard Version. The book of Psalms has 150 chapters total.

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