Psalm 28
My Strength
Of David.
1 Lord, I call to you;
my rock, do not be deaf to me.(A)
If you remain silent to me,
I will be like those going down to the Pit.(B)
2 Listen to the sound of my pleading
when I cry to you for help,
when I lift up my hands
toward your holy sanctuary.(C)
3 Do not drag me away with the wicked,
with the evildoers,
who speak in friendly ways with their neighbors
while malice is in their hearts.(D)
4 Repay them according to what they have done—
according to the evil of their deeds.
Repay them according to the work of their hands;
give them back what they deserve.(E)
5 Because they do not consider
what the Lord has done
or the work of his hands,
he will tear them down and not rebuild them.(F)
6 Blessed be the Lord,
for he has heard the sound of my pleading.(G)
7 The Lord is my strength and my shield;
my heart trusts in him, and I am helped.(H)
Therefore my heart celebrates,
and I give thanks to him with my song.(I)
8 The Lord is the strength of his people;
he is a stronghold of salvation for his anointed.(J)
9 Save your people, bless your possession,
shepherd them, and carry them forever.(K)
Footnotes
- 28:8
Cross references
- 28:1 : Ps 83:1
- 28:1 : Ps 88:4; 143:7
- 28:2 : Ps 28:2; 134:2; 141:2; 1Tm 2:8
- 28:3 : Ps 26:9–10
- 28:4 : Jr 50:29; Rv 18:6; 22:12
- 28:5 : Jb 34:26–28; Is 5:12
- 28:6 : Ps 31:22
- 28:7 : Gn 15:1; Dt 33:29; Ps 3:3; 5:12; 18:2; 119:114
- 28:7 : Ps 59:17; 69:30
- 28:8 : Ps 20:6; 27:1
- 28:9 : Ps 33:12; Is 40:11
