Psalms 28

1 [By David.] To you, Jehovah, 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.

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

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

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 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.

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 do not regard the works of Jehovah, nor the operation of his hands, he will break them down 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, because he has heard the voice of my petitions.

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 has trusted in him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart greatly rejoices. With my song I will thank 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 the strength of his people. He is a stronghold of salvation to his anointed.

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

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

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