< 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.
A psalm of David. To you, Yahweh, I cry out; my rock, do not ignore me. If you do not respond to me, I will join those who go down to the grave.
2 Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward the oracle of thy holiness.
Hear the sound of my pleading when I call for help from 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.
Do not drag me away with the wicked, those who do iniquity, who speak peace with their neighbors but have evil 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 what their deeds deserve and repay them what their wickedness demands, repay them for the work of their hands and render to them their due.
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 do not understand the deeds of Yahweh or the work of his hands, he will tear them down and never rebuild them.
6 Blessed be Jehovah, for he hath heard the voice of my supplications.
Blessed be Yahweh because he has heard the sound of my pleading!
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.
Yahweh is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart greatly rejoices, and I will praise him with singing.
8 Jehovah is their strength; and he is the stronghold of salvation to his anointed one.
Yahweh is the strength of his people, and he is the saving refuge of his anointed one.
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 and carry them forever.

< Psalms 28 >