Psa 28 | LSB | STEP | Of David. To You, O Yahweh, I call; My rock, do not be silent to me, Lest if You are hesitant toward me, I will become like those who go down to the pit.

Psalms 28

Psalm 28

Yahweh Is My Strength and My Shield

Of David.

1 To You, O Yahweh, I call;
My rock, do not be silent to me,
Lest if You are hesitant toward me,
I will become like those who go down to the pit.
2 Hear the voice of my supplications when I cry to You for help,
When I lift up my hands toward ^{▼▼Lit the innermost place of Your sanctuary}Your holy sanctuary.
3 Do not drag me away with the wicked
And with workers of iniquity,
Who speak peace with their neighbors,
While evil is in their hearts.
4 Give to them according to their work and according to the evil of their actions;
Give to them according to the deeds of their hands;
Return their dealings upon them.
5 Because they do not regard the works of Yahweh
Nor the deeds of His hands,
He will tear them down and not build them up.
6 Blessed be Yahweh,
Because He has heard the voice of my supplications.
7 Yahweh is my strength and my shield;
My heart trusts in Him, and I am helped;
Therefore my heart exults,
And with my song I shall thank Him.
8 Yahweh is ^{▼▼A few mss and ancient versions the strength of His people}their strength,
And He is a ^{▼▼Or refuge of salvation}strong defense of salvation to His anointed.
9 Save Your people and bless Your inheritance;
Be their shepherd also, and carry them forever.