PsalmsChapter 28

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¹Of David.
LORD, I call to you.
You are my Rock. Do not close your ears to me.
For if you stay silent,
I will be like those who go down to the Pit. ²Hear me as I beg for mercy.
Hear me when I call to you for help,
when I lift up my hands toward your holy place. ³Do not drag me away with the wicked,
with those who do evil.
They speak kindly to their neighbors,
but they have evil in their hearts. ⁴Pay them back for what they have done,
for the evil things they do.
Pay them back for the work of their hands.
Give them what they deserve. ⁵They do not care about the works of the LORD
or what his hands have done.
So he will tear them down and never build them up again. ⁶Praise be to the LORD,
for he has heard me beg for mercy. ⁷The LORD is my strength and my shield.
My heart trusts in him, and he helps me.
So my heart is full of joy.
I thank him with my song. ⁸The LORD is the strength of his people.
He is a strong fort that saves his anointed one. ⁹Save your people and bless those who belong to you.
Be their shepherd and carry them forever.