Psalm 28
Petition and Thanksgiving
1 Of David.
I
To you, Lord, I call;
my Rock, do not be deaf to me,(A)
Do not be silent toward me,
so that I join those who go down to the pit.(B)
2 Hear the sound of my pleading when I cry to you for help
when I lift up my hands toward your holy place.(C)
3 Do not drag me off with the wicked,
with those who do wrong,(D)
Who speak peace to their neighbors
though evil is in their hearts.(E)
4 Repay them for their deeds,
for the evil that they do.
For the work of their hands repay them;
give them what they deserve.(F)
5 Because they do not understand the Lord’s works,
the work of his hands,(G)
He will tear them down,
never to rebuild them.
II
6 Blessed be the Lord,
who has heard the sound of my pleading.
7 The Lord is my strength and my shield,
in whom my heart trusts.
I am helped, so my heart rejoices;
with my song I praise him.
III
8 Lord, you are a strength for your people,
the saving refuge of your anointed.
9 Save your people, bless your inheritance;
pasture and carry them forever!
Footnotes
- Psalm 28
- 28:2
- 28:6
- 28:8
Cross references
- 28:1 : Ps 18:2.
- 28:1 : Ps 30:4; 88:5; 143:7; Prv 1:12.
- 28:2 : Ps 134:2.
- 28:3 : Ps 26:9.
- 28:3 : Ps 12:2; 55:22; 62:5; Prv 26:24–28.
- 28:4 : 2 Sm 3:39.
- 28:5 : Is 5:12.
