Psalm 28-30

New American Standard Bible

A Prayer for Help, and Praise for Its Answer.

A Psalm of David.

28 To You, Lord, I call;
My ^(A)rock, do not be deaf to me,
For if You ^(B)are silent to me,
I will become like those who ^(C)go down to the pit.
²Hear the ^(D)sound of my pleadings when I cry to You for help,
When I ^(E)raise my hands ^(F)toward ^[a]Your holy ^(G)sanctuary.
³^(H)Do not drag me away with the wicked
And with those who practice injustice,
Who ^(I)speak peace with their neighbors,
While evil is in their hearts.
⁴Give back to them ^(J)according to their work and according to the evil of their practices;
Give back to them according to the work of their hands;
Repay them what is due them.
⁵Because they ^(K)do not regard the works of the Lord
Nor the deeds of His hands,
He will tear them down and not build them up.

⁶Blessed be the Lord,
Because He ^(L)has heard the sound of my pleading.
⁷The Lord is my ^(M)strength and my ^(N)shield;
My heart ^(O)trusts in Him, and I am helped;
Therefore ^(P)my heart triumphs,
And with ^(Q)my song I shall thank Him.
⁸The Lord is ^[b]their ^(R)strength,
And He is a refuge of ^(S)salvation to His anointed.
⁹^(T)Save Your people and bless ^(U)Your inheritance;
Be their ^(V)shepherd also, and ^(W)carry them forever.

The Voice of the Lord in the Storm.

A Psalm of David.

29 ^(X)Ascribe to the Lord, ^[c]sons of the mighty,
Ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
²Ascribe to the Lord the glory ^[d]due His name;
Worship the Lord ^(Y)in holy attire.

³The ^(Z)voice of the Lord is on the waters;
The God of glory ^(AA)thunders,
The Lord is over ^[e]^(AB)many waters.
⁴The voice of the Lord is ^(AC)powerful,
The voice of the Lord is majestic.
⁵The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;
Yes, the Lord breaks ^(AD)the cedars of Lebanon in pieces.
⁶He makes Lebanon ^(AE)skip like a calf,
And ^(AF)Sirion like a young wild ox.
⁷The voice of the Lord divides ^[f]flames of fire.
⁸The voice of the Lord ^[g]shakes the wilderness;
The Lord shakes the wilderness of ^(AG)Kadesh.
⁹The voice of the Lord makes ^(AH)the deer give birth
And strips the forests bare;
And ^(AI)in His temple everything says, “Glory!”

¹⁰The Lord sat as King at the ^(AJ)flood;
Yes, the Lord sits as ^(AK)King forever.
¹¹^[h]The Lord will give ^(AL)strength to His people;
^[i]The Lord will bless His people with ^(AM)peace.

Thanksgiving for Rescue from Death.

A Psalm; a Song at the Dedication of the House. A Psalm of David.

30 I will ^(AN)exalt You, Lord, for You have ^(AO)lifted me up,
And have not let my ^(AP)enemies rejoice over me.
²Lord my God,
I ^(AQ)cried to You for help, and You ^(AR)healed me.
³Lord, You have ^(AS)brought up my soul from ^[j]Sheol;
You have kept me alive, ^[k]that I would not ^(AT)go down to the pit.
⁴^(AU)Sing praise to the Lord, you ^(AV)His godly ones,
And ^(AW)praise the mention of His holiness.
⁵For ^(AX)His anger is but for a moment,
His ^(AY)favor is for a lifetime;
Weeping may ^(AZ)last for the night,
But a shout of joy comes in the morning.

⁶Now as for me, I said in my prosperity,
“I will ^(BA)never be moved.”
⁷Lord, by Your favor You have made my mountain to stand strong;
You ^(BB)hid Your face, I was dismayed.
⁸To You, Lord, I called,
And to the Lord I pleaded for compassion:
⁹“What gain is there in my blood, if I ^(BC)go down to the pit?
Will the ^(BD)dust praise You? Will it declare Your faithfulness?

¹⁰“^(BE)Hear, Lord, and be gracious to me;
Lord, be my ^(BF)helper.”
¹¹You have turned ^(BG)my mourning into dancing for me;
You have ^(BH)untied my sackcloth and encircled me with ^(BI)joy,
¹²That my ^[l]^(BJ)soul may sing praise to You and not be silent.
Lord my God, I will ^(BK)give thanks to You forever.