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Psalm 28-30
New American Standard Bible
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.
2 Hear 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.
4 Give 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.
5 Because 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.
6 Blessed be the Lord,
Because He (L)has heard the sound of my pleading.
7 The 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.
8 The 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.
2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory [d]due His name;
Worship the Lord (Y)in holy attire.
3 The (Z)voice of the Lord is on the waters;
The God of glory (AA)thunders,
The Lord is over [e](AB)many waters.
4 The voice of the Lord is (AC)powerful,
The voice of the Lord is majestic.
5 The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;
Yes, the Lord breaks (AD)the cedars of Lebanon in pieces.
6 He makes Lebanon (AE)skip like a calf,
And (AF)Sirion like a young wild ox.
7 The voice of the Lord divides [f]flames of fire.
8 The voice of the Lord [g]shakes the wilderness;
The Lord shakes the wilderness of (AG)Kadesh.
9 The voice of the Lord makes (AH)the deer give birth
And strips the forests bare;
And (AI)in His temple everything says, “Glory!”
10 The 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.
2 Lord my God,
I (AQ)cried to You for help, and You (AR)healed me.
3 Lord, 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.
5 For (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.
6 Now as for me, I said in my prosperity,
“I will (BA)never be moved.”
7 Lord, by Your favor You have made my mountain to stand strong;
You (BB)hid Your face, I was dismayed.
8 To 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.”
11 You have turned (BG)my mourning into dancing for me;
You have (BH)untied my sackcloth and encircled me with (BI)joy,
12 That my [l](BJ)soul may sing praise to You and not be silent.
Lord my God, I will (BK)give thanks to You forever.
Footnotes
- Psalm 28:2 Lit the innermost place of Your sanctuary
- Psalm 28:8 A few mss and ancient versions the strength of His people
- Psalm 29:1 Lit sons of gods
- Psalm 29:2 Lit of His name
- Psalm 29:3 Or great
- Psalm 29:7 I.e., lightning
- Psalm 29:8 Or causes...to whirl
- Psalm 29:11 Or May the Lord give
- Psalm 29:11 Or May the Lord bless
- Psalm 30:3 I.e., the netherworld
- Psalm 30:3 Some mss from among those who go down
- Psalm 30:12 Lit glory
Psalm 28-30
New International Version
Psalm 28-30
New International Version
Psalm 28
Of David.
1 To you, Lord, I call;
you are my Rock,
do not turn a deaf ear(A) to me.
For if you remain silent,(B)
I will be like those who go down to the pit.(C)
2 Hear my cry for mercy(D)
as I call to you for help,
as I lift up my hands(E)
toward your Most Holy Place.(F)
3 Do not drag me away with the wicked,
with those who do evil,
who speak cordially with their neighbors
but harbor malice in their hearts.(G)
4 Repay them for their deeds
and for their evil work;
repay them for what their hands have done(H)
and bring back on them what they deserve.(I)
5 Because they have no regard for the deeds of the Lord
and what his hands have done,(J)
he will tear them down
and never build them up again.
6 Praise be to the Lord,(K)
for he has heard my cry for mercy.(L)
7 The Lord is my strength(M) and my shield;
my heart trusts(N) in him, and he helps me.
My heart leaps for joy,(O)
and with my song I praise him.(P)
8 The Lord is the strength(Q) of his people,
a fortress of salvation(R) for his anointed one.(S)
9 Save your people(T) and bless your inheritance;(U)
be their shepherd(V) and carry them(W) forever.
Psalm 29
A psalm of David.
1 Ascribe to the Lord,(X) you heavenly beings,(Y)
ascribe to the Lord glory(Z) and strength.
2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
worship the Lord in the splendor of his[a] holiness.(AA)
3 The voice(AB) of the Lord is over the waters;
the God of glory(AC) thunders,(AD)
the Lord thunders over the mighty waters.(AE)
4 The voice of the Lord is powerful;(AF)
the voice of the Lord is majestic.
5 The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;
the Lord breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.(AG)
6 He makes Lebanon leap(AH) like a calf,
Sirion[b](AI) like a young wild ox.(AJ)
7 The voice of the Lord strikes
with flashes of lightning.(AK)
8 The voice of the Lord shakes the desert;
the Lord shakes the Desert of Kadesh.(AL)
9 The voice of the Lord twists the oaks[c](AM)
and strips the forests bare.
And in his temple all cry, “Glory!”(AN)
10 The Lord sits enthroned over the flood;(AO)
the Lord is enthroned as King forever.(AP)
11 The Lord gives strength to his people;(AQ)
the Lord blesses his people with peace.(AR)
Psalm 30[d]
A psalm. A song. For the dedication of the temple.[e] Of David.
1 I will exalt(AS) you, Lord,
for you lifted me out of the depths(AT)
and did not let my enemies gloat over me.(AU)
2 Lord my God, I called to you for help,(AV)
and you healed me.(AW)
3 You, Lord, brought me up from the realm of the dead;(AX)
you spared me from going down to the pit.(AY)
4 Sing(AZ) the praises of the Lord, you his faithful people;(BA)
praise his holy name.(BB)
5 For his anger(BC) lasts only a moment,(BD)
but his favor lasts a lifetime;(BE)
weeping(BF) may stay for the night,
but rejoicing comes in the morning.(BG)
6 When I felt secure, I said,
“I will never be shaken.”(BH)
7 Lord, when you favored me,
you made my royal mountain[f] stand firm;
but when you hid your face,(BI)
I was dismayed.
Footnotes
- Psalm 29:2 Or Lord with the splendor of
- Psalm 29:6 That is, Mount Hermon
- Psalm 29:9 Or Lord makes the deer give birth
- Psalm 30:1 In Hebrew texts 30:1-12 is numbered 30:2-13.
- Psalm 30:1 Title: Or palace
- Psalm 30:7 That is, Mount Zion
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