Psalms 28

1 A Psalm of David. To thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou shouldest be silent to me, I should become like them that go down into the pit.

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 Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry to thee, when I lift my hands toward thy holy oracle.

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 Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts.

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 according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavours: give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert.

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 Because they regard not the works of the LORD, nor the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build them up.

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

Blessed be Yahweh because he has heard the sound of my pleading!

7 The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise 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 is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed.

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

9 Save thy people, and bless thy inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever.

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