en_tn/psa/028/001.md

General Information:

Parallelism is common in Hebrew poetry. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/writing-poetry and rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parallelism)

A psalm of David

This is a superscription that tells about the psalm. Some scholars say that this is part of the scripture and some say that it is not. (See "What are Superscriptions in Psalms" in Introduction to Psalms.)

I cry out

"I call out loudly"

my rock

This is a metaphor for strength. Alternate translation: "my strength" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)

do not ignore me

"do not be silent to me" or "do not leave me alone"

I will join those who go down to the pit

The pit is either the grave or the place where dead people are. Alternate translation: "I will die like those who are in the grave"