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Psalm 28

A Prayer for Help, and Praise for Its Answer.

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.Psa 143:7

Hear the sound of my pleadings when I cry to You for help,

When I raise my hands toward (a)28:2 Lit the innermost place of Your sanctuaryYour holy sanctuary.Psa 4:1

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.Psa 12:2; Jer 9:8

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.Mat 16:27

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.Job 34:27; Isa 5:12

¶Blessed be the Lord,

Because He has heard the sound of my pleading.

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.Psa 3:3

The Lord is (b)28:8 A few mss and ancient versions the strength of His peopletheir strength,

And He is a refuge of salvation to His anointed.Psa 27:1

Save Your people and bless Your inheritance;

Be their shepherd also, and carry them forever.