Psalm 28

Revised Standard Version

Prayer for Help and Thanksgiving for It

A Psalm of David.

28 To thee, O Lord, I call;
    my rock, be not deaf to me,
lest, if thou be silent to me,
    I become like those who go down to the Pit.
²Hear the voice of my supplication,
    as I cry to thee for help,
as I lift up my hands
    towards thy most holy sanctuary.^[a]

³Take me not off with the wicked,
    with those who are workers of evil,
who speak peace with their neighbors,
    while mischief is in their hearts.
⁴Requite them according to their work,
    and according to the evil of their deeds;
requite them according to the work of their hands;
    render them their due reward.
⁵Because they do not regard the works of the Lord,
    or the work of his hands,
he will break them down and build them up no more.

⁶Blessed be the Lord!
    for he has heard the voice of my supplications.
⁷The Lord is my strength and my shield;
    in him my heart trusts;
so I am helped, and my heart exults,
    and with my song I give thanks to him.

⁸The Lord is the strength of his people,
he is the saving refuge of his anointed.
⁹O save thy people, and bless thy heritage;
be thou their shepherd, and carry them for ever.

Footnotes

Psalm 28:2 Heb thy innermost sanctuary

Revised Standard Version (RSV)

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