Psalm 28

1. Unto Thee will I cry, O Lord my rock; be not silent to me, lest, if Thou be silent, I become like them that go down into the pit.

2. Hear the voice of my supplications when I cry unto Thee, when I lift up my hands toward the oracle of Thy sanctuary.

3. Draw me not away with the wicked and with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace to their neighbors, but mischief is in their hearts.

4. Give to them according to their deeds and according to the wickedness of their endeavors; give to them according to the work of their hands; render to them their deserts.

5. Because they regard not 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 hath 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 rejoiceth, and with my song will I praise Him.

8. The Lord is their strength, and He is the saving strength of His anointed.

9. Save the people, and bless Thine inheritance; feed them also, and lift them up forever.