Psalms 28

1 “A psalm of David.” To thee do I cry, O LORD! O my rock! be not silent to me, Lest, if thou answer me not, I become like those who go down to the pit!

A psalm for David himself. Unto thee will I cry, O Lord: O my God, be not thou silent to me: lest thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.

2 Hear the voice of my supplication, when I cry unto thee, When I lift up my hands to thy most holy sanctuary!

Hear, O Lord, the voice of my supplication, when I pray to thee; when I lift up my hands to thy holy temple.

3 Draw me not away with the impious, and with evil-doers, Who speak peace to their neighbors, while mischief is in their hearts!

Draw me not away together with the wicked; and with the workers of iniquity destroy me not: Who speak peace with their neighbour, but evils are in their hearts.

4 Give them according to their deeds, and the wickedness of their doings; Give them according to the work of their hands; Render to them their desert!

Give them according to their works, and according to the wickedness of their inventions. According to the works of their hands give thou to them: render to them their reward.

5 For they regard not the doings of the LORD, nor the work of his hands; Therefore will he destroy them, and not again build them up.

Because they have not understood the works of the Lord, and the operations of his hands: thou shalt destroy them, and shalt not build them up.

6 Praised be the LORD, for he hath heard the voice of my supplications!

Blessed be the Lord, for he hath heard the voice of my supplication.

7 The LORD is my strength and my shield; My heart trusteth in him, and he helpeth me; Therefore doth my heart exult, And in my song I will praise him.

The Lord is my helper and my protector: in him hath my heart confided, and I have been helped. And my flesh hath flourished again, and with my will I will give praise to him.

8 Jehovah is the strength of his people; He is the protecting shield of his anointed.

The Lord is the strength of his people, and the protector of the salvation of his anointed.

9 Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance; Feed them also, and build them up for ever!

Save, O Lord, thy people, and bless thy inheritance: and rule them and exalt them for ever.