Psalms 28

1 “Of David.” Unto thee, O Lord, will I call; O my rock, turn not unheeding from me: lest thou turn away silent from me, and I become like those that go down into the pit.

[By David.] To you, YHWH, I call. My rock, do not be deaf to me; lest, if you are silent to me, I would become like those who go down into the pit.

2 Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward the most holy place of thy sanctuary.

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

3 Snatch me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of injustice, who speak peace with their neighbors, with mischief in their heart.

Do not draw me away with the wicked, with evildoers who speak peace with their neighbors, but mischief is in their hearts.

4 Give unto them according to their doing, and according to the evil of their deeds; according to the work of their hands do thou give unto them: bestow their [just] recompense on them.

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 Because they have no regard for the doings of the Lord, nor the works of his hands: may he pull them down, and not build them up.

Because they do not regard the works of YHWH, nor the operation of his hands, he will break them down and not build them up.

6 Blessed be the Lord, because he hath heard the voice of my supplications.

Blessed be YHWH, because he has heard the voice of my petitions.

7 The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him hath my heart trusted, and I am helped, and my heart exulteth; and with my song will I thank him.

YHWH 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 thank him.

8 The Lord is strength unto them, and he is the fortress of victory of his anointed.

YHWH is the strength of his people. He is a stronghold of salvation to his anointed.

9 Help thy people, and bless thy heritage: and feed them, and exalt them unto all eternity.

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