Psalms 28

1 [A Psalm] of David. Unto thee, Jehovah, do I call; my rock, be not silent unto me, lest, [if] thou keep silence toward me, I become like them that go down into the pit.

To you, Adonai, I call. My rock, don’t be deaf to me; lest, if you are silent to me, I would become like those who go down into the pit (of Abbadon, the unrighteous side of Sheol).

2 Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward the oracle of thy holiness.

Sh'ma ·Hear obey· the voice of my petitions, when I cry to you, when I lift up my hands toward your Most Holy Place.

3 Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace to their neighbours, and mischief is in their heart.

Don’t draw me away with the wicked, with the workers of vain striving of iniquity who speak peace with their neighbors, but mischief is in their hearts.

4 Give them according to their doing, and according to the wickedness of their deeds; give them after the work of their hands, render to them their desert.

Give them according to their work, and according to the wickedness of their doings. Give them according to the operation of their hands. Bring back on them what they deserve.

5 For they regard not the deeds of Jehovah, nor the work of his hands: he will destroy them, and not build them up.

Because they don’t respect the works of Adonai, nor the operation of his hands, he will break them down and not build them up.

6 Blessed be Jehovah, for he hath heard the voice of my supplications.

Blessed be Adonai, because he has sh'ma ·heard obeyed· the voice of my petitions.

7 Jehovah is my strength and my shield; my heart confided in him, and I was helped: therefore my heart exulteth, and with my song will I praise him.

Adonai is my strength and my shield. My heart has trusted in him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart greatly rejoices. With my song I will yadah ·extend hands in thankful praise· to him.

8 Jehovah is their strength; and he is the stronghold of salvation to his anointed one.

Adonai is their strength. He is a stronghold of yishu'ah ·salvation· to his anointed.

9 Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance; and feed them, and lift them up for ever.

Save your people, and bless your inheritance. Be their shepherd also, and bear them up forever.