Psalm 28 Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

My Strength

Of David.

28 Lord, I call to you;
my rock, do not be deaf to me.^(A)
If you remain silent to me,
I will be like those going down to the Pit.^(B)
²Listen to the sound of my pleading
when I cry to you for help,
when I lift up my hands
towards your holy sanctuary.^(C)

³Do not drag me away with the wicked,
with the evildoers,
who speak in friendly ways with their neighbours
while malice is in their hearts.^(D)
⁴Repay them according to what they have done –
according to the evil of their deeds.
Repay them according to the work of their hands;
give them back what they deserve.^(E)
⁵Because they do not consider
what the Lord has done
or the work of his hands,
he will tear them down and not rebuild them.^(F)

⁶Blessed be the Lord,
for he has heard the sound of my pleading.^(G)
⁷The Lord is my strength and my shield;
my heart trusts in him, and I am helped.^(H)
Therefore my heart celebrates,
and I give thanks to him with my song.^(I)

⁸The Lord is the strength of his people;^[a]
he is a stronghold of salvation for his anointed.^(J)
⁹Save your people, bless your possession,
shepherd them, and carry them for ever.^(K)

Footnotes

28:8 Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr; other Hb mss read strength for them

Cross references

28:1 : Ps 83:1
28:1 : Ps 88:4; 143:7
28:2 : Ps 28:2; 134:2; 141:2; 1Tm 2:8
28:3 : Ps 26:9–10
28:4 : Jr 50:29; Rv 18:6; 22:12
28:5 : Jb 34:26–28; Is 5:12
28:6 : Ps 31:22
28:7 : Gn 15:1; Dt 33:29; Ps 3:3; 5:12; 18:2; 119:114
28:7 : Ps 59:17; 69:30
28:8 : Ps 20:6; 27:1
28:9 : Ps 33:12; Is 40:11

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised (CSBA)