Psalm 28
Thanksgiving for Supplications Heard
1 Of David.
To you I call out, O Lord, my Rock;
do not turn a deaf ear to my cry.
For if you remain silent,
I will be like those who go down to the pit.
2 Hear my voice in supplication
as I plead for your help,
as I lift up my hands
toward your Most Holy Place.
3 Do not snatch me away with the wicked,
with those whose deeds are evil,
who talk of peace to their neighbors
while treachery is in their hearts.
4 Repay them as their deeds deserve
in accordance with the evil they inflict;
repay them for the works of their hands
and heap upon them what they justly deserve.
5 Since they have paid no heed to the deeds of the Lord
or to the works of his hands,
he will strike them down
and refuse to restore them.
6 Blessed be the Lord,
for he has heard my cry of supplication.
7 The Lord is my strength and my shield;
my heart places its trust in him.
He has helped me, and I exult;
then with my song I praise him.
8 The Lord is the strength of his people,
the refuge where his anointed one finds salvation.
9 Save your people and bless your heritage;
be their shepherd and sustain them forever.
Footnotes
- Psalm 28:1
- Psalm 28:1
- Psalm 28:2
- Psalm 28:3
- Psalm 28:4
- Psalm 28:6
- Psalm 28:7
- Psalm 28:8
- Psalm 28:9
