Psalm 28
To you will I cry, O Lord my Rock,
be not deaf to my prayer
: lest, if you turn away silent,
I become like those that go down to the grave.
Hear the voice of my supplication
when I cry to you for help
: when I lift up my hands
toward the holiest place of your sanctuary.
Do not snatch me away with the ungodly,
with the evildoers
: who speak peace to their neighbours,
but nourish malice in their hearts.
Repay them according to their deeds
: and according to the wickedness of their endeavours;
Requite them for the work of their hands
: and give them their deserts.
For they pay no heed to the Lord’s acts,
nor to the operation of his hands
: therefore shall he break them down and not build them up.
Let the Lord’s name be praised
: for he has heard the voice of my supplication.
The Lord is my strength and my shield,
in him my heart trusts and I am helped
: therefore my heart dances for joy,
and in my song will I praise him.
The Lord is the strength of his people
: and a sure refuge for his anointed king.
O save your people and give your blessing to your own
: be their shepherd, and bear them up for ever.
Psalm 62
My soul waits in silence for God
: for from him comes my salvation.
He only is my rock and my salvation
: my strong tower, so that I shall never be moved.
How long will you all plot against a man to destroy him
: as though he were a leaning fence or a buckling wall?
Their design is to thrust him from his height,
and their delight is in lies
: they bless with their lips, but inwardly they curse.
Nevertheless, my soul, wait in silence for God
: for from him comes my hope.
He only is my rock and my salvation
: my strong tower, so that I shall not be moved.
In God is my deliverance and my glory
: God is my strong rock and my shelter.
Trust in him at all times, O my people
: pour out your hearts before him, for God is our refuge.
The children of men are but breath,
the children of men are a lie
: place them in the scales and they fly upward,
they are as light as air.
Put no trust in extortion, do not grow worthless by robbery
: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.
God has spoken once, twice have I heard him say
: that power belongs to God,
That to the Lord belongs a constant goodness
: for you reward a man according to his works.