Psalms 28

1 To You I will cry, O Lord my Rock:
Do not be silent to me,
Lest, if You are silent to me,
I become like those who go down to the pit. 2 Hear the voice of my supplications
When I cry to You,
When I lift up my hands toward Your holy sanctuary. 3 Do not take me away with the wicked
And with the workers of iniquity,
Who speak peace to their neighbors,
But evil is in their hearts. 4 Give them according to their deeds,
And according to the wickedness of their endeavors;
Give them according to the work of their hands;
Render to them what they deserve. 5 Because they do not regard the works of the Lord,
Nor the operation of His hands,
He shall destroy them
And not build them up. 6 Blessed be the Lord,
Because He has heard the voice of my supplications! 7 The Lord is my strength and my shield;
My heart trusted in Him, and I am helped;
Therefore my heart greatly rejoices,
And with my song I will praise Him. 8 The Lord is their strength,
And He is the saving refuge of His anointed. 9 Save Your people,
And bless Your inheritance;
Shepherd them also,
And bear them up forever.