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.