PSALM 28

Prayer for Help; and Thanksgiving for It

Psalm 28:1 To you, O LORD, I call; my rock, be not deaf to me, lest, if you be silent to me, I become like those who go down to the Pit.

Psalm 28:2 Hear the voice of my supplication, as I cry to you for help, as I lift up my hands toward your most holy sanctuary.

Psalm 28:3 Take 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.

Psalm 28:4 Repay them according to their work, and according to the evil of their deeds; repay them according to the work of their hands; render them their due reward.

Psalm 28:5 Because 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.

Psalm 28:6 Blessed be the LORD! for he has heard the voice of my supplications.

Psalm 28:7 The 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.

Psalm 28:8 The LORD is the strength of his people, he is the saving refuge of his anointed.

Psalm 28:9 O save your people, and bless your heritage; be their shepherd, and carry them for ever.