Psalms 28

1 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.

[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 sound of my pleading when I call for help from you, when I lift up my hands toward your most holy place!

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

3 Do not drag me away with the wicked, those who do iniquity, who speak peace with their neighbors but have evil in their hearts.

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

4 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.

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 understand the deeds of Yahweh or the work of his hands, he will tear them down and never rebuild them.

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 Yahweh because he has heard the sound of my pleading!

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

7 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.

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 Yahweh is the strength of his people, and he is the saving refuge of his anointed one.

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

9 Save your people and bless your inheritance. Be their shepherd and carry them forever.

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