Psalm 28

¹O Lord, I call to you; my Rock, do not be deaf to my cry; *lest, if you do not hear me, I become like those who go down to the Pit.

²Hear the voice of my prayer when I cry out to you, *when I lift up my hands to your holy of holies.

³Do not snatch me away with the wicked or with the evildoers, *who speak peaceably with their neighbors, while strife is in their hearts.

⁴Repay them according to their deeds, *and according to the wickedness of their actions.

⁵According to the work of their hands repay them, *and give them their just deserts.

⁶They have no understanding of the Lord’s doings, nor of the works of his hands; *therefore he will break them down and not build them up.

⁷Blessed is the Lord! *for he has heard the voice of my prayer.

⁸The Lord is my strength and my shield; *my heart trusts in him, and I have been helped;

⁹Therefore my heart dances for joy, *and in my song will I praise him.

¹⁰The Lord is the strength of his people, *a safe refuge for his anointed.

¹¹Save your people and bless your inheritance; *shepherd them and carry them for ever.