Psa 28 | NASB2020 | STEP | A Psalm of David. To You, Lord , I call ; My rock , do not be deaf to me, For if You are silent to me, I will become like those who go down to the pit .

Psalms 28

A Prayer for Help, and Praise for Its Answer.

A Psalm of David.

1 To You, Lord, I call;
My ^arock, do not be deaf to me,
For if You ^bare silent to me,
I will become like those who ^cgo down to the pit.
2 Hear the ^dsound of my pleadings when I cry to You for help,
When I ^eraise my hands ^ftoward ^{▼▼Lit the innermost place of Your sanctuary}Your holy ^hsanctuary.
3 ⁱDo not drag me away with the wicked
And with those who practice injustice,
Who ^jspeak peace with their neighbors,
While evil is in their hearts.
4 Give back to them ^kaccording 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 ^ldo 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 ^mhas heard the sound of my pleading.
7 The Lord is my ⁿstrength and my ^oshield;
My heart ^ptrusts in Him, and I am helped;
Therefore ^qmy heart triumphs,
And with ^rmy song I shall thank Him.
8 The Lord is ^{▼▼A few mss and ancient versions the strength of His people}their ^tstrength,
And He is a refuge of ^usalvation to His anointed.
9 ^vSave Your people and bless ^wYour inheritance;
Be their ^xshepherd also, and ^ycarry them forever.