Psalms 28
1 A psalm of David. Lord, my rock, I'm calling out to you. Please listen to me! For if you don't respond, I'll be like those who go down into the grave.
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 Listen as I appeal for mercy, as I call for help, as I hold up my hands in prayer towards your holy Temple.
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 Don't drag me off with the wicked, with those who do evil, who speak nicely to their neighbors while in their minds they're plotting evil.
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 what they deserve for their evil actions. Pay them back for what they've done. Give them the reward they've earned!
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 don't pay any attention to what the Lord does, or to what he created. So he will destroy them—they will never be restored.
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 Praise the Lord! For he has heard my appeal for mercy!
Blessed be Yahweh because he has heard the sound of my pleading!
7 The Lord is my strength and my shield. I trust in him and he helps me. I'm so happy, and I sing my thanks to 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 The Lord gives strength to his people; he is a safe refuge for the one he has anointed.
Yahweh is the strength of his people, and he is the saving refuge of his anointed one.
9 Save your people! Bless your “special possession”! Be their shepherd and carry them in your arms forever!
Save your people and bless your inheritance. Be their shepherd and carry them forever.
