28:1 [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.
28:2 Hear the sound of my pleadings when I cry to You for help,
When I raise my hands toward ①Your holy sanctuary.
▷ ①Lit the innermost place of Your sanctuary
28:3 Do not drag me away with the wicked
And with those who practice injustice,
Who speak peace with their neighbors,
While evil is in their hearts.
28:4 Give back to them according 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.
28:5 Because they do not regard the works of the LORD
Nor the deeds of His hands,
He will tear them down and not build them up.
28:6 Blessed be the LORD,
Because He has heard the sound of my pleading.
28:7 The LORD is my strength and my shield;
My heart trusts in Him, and I am helped;
Therefore my heart triumphs,
And with my song I shall thank Him.
28:8 The LORD is ①their strength,
And He is a refuge of salvation to His anointed.
▷ ①A few mss and ancient versions the strength of His people
28:9 Save Your people and bless Your inheritance;
Be their shepherd also, and carry them forever.