Psalm 28

Evangelical Heritage Version

¹ O Lord, I keep calling to you.
My Rock, do not be deaf to me.
If you remain silent to me,
I will become like those who go down to the pit.
² Hear the sound of my plea for mercy when I cry out to you,
when I lift up my hands toward your most holy sanctuary.
³ Do not drag me away with the wicked, with those evildoers.
They speak peace to their neighbors but hide evil in their hearts.

⁴ Give to them what they have done to others.
According to their evil actions,
according to the deeds of their hands,
punish them.
Repay to them what they deserve.
⁵ Because they do not recognize the works of the Lord
or the deeds of his hands,
he will tear them down and not build them up.

⁶ Blessed be the Lord,
because he has heard the sound of my plea for mercy.
⁷ The Lord is my strength and my shield.
In him my heart trusts, and I am helped.
My heart also celebrates.
With my song I will give thanks to him.
⁸ The Lord is their strength.
He is a stronghold of salvation for his anointed king.
⁹ Save your people, and bless the people that belong to you.
Shepherd them, and carry them forever.