Psalm 28

Of David.

¹To you, Lord, I call;

you are my Rock,

do not turn a deaf ear to me.

For if you remain silent,

I will be like those who go down to the pit.

²Hear my cry for mercy

as I call to you for help,

as I lift up my hands

toward your Most Holy Place.

³Do not drag me away with the wicked,

with those who do evil,

who speak cordially with their neighbors

but harbor malice in their hearts.

⁴Repay them for their deeds

and for their evil work;

repay them for what their hands have done

and bring back on them what they deserve.

⁵Because they have no regard for the deeds of the Lord

and what his hands have done,

he will tear them down

and never build them up again.

⁶Praise be to the Lord,

for he has heard my cry for mercy.

⁷The Lord is my strength and my shield;

my heart trusts in him, and he helps me.

My heart leaps for joy,

and with my song I praise him.

⁸The Lord is the strength of his people,

a fortress of salvation for his anointed one.

⁹Save your people and bless your inheritance;

be their shepherd and carry them forever.