Psalm 28–29

The Lord Is My Strength and My Shield

28Of David.

¹To you, O Lord, I call;

^jmy rock, be not deaf to me,

lest, if you ^kbe silent to me,

I become like those who ^lgo down to the pit.

^2mHear the voice of my pleas for mercy,

when I cry to you for help,

when I ⁿlift up my hands

^otoward your most holy sanctuary.¹

³Do not ^pdrag me off with the wicked,

with the workers of evil,

^qwho speak peace with their neighbors

while evil is in their hearts.

^4rGive to them according to their work

and according to the evil of their deeds;

give to them according to the work of their hands;

^srender them their due reward.

⁵Because they ^tdo not regard the works of the Lord

or the work of his hands,

he will tear them down and build them up no more.

⁶Blessed be the Lord!

For he has ^uheard the voice of my pleas for mercy.

⁷The Lord is my strength and ^vmy shield;

in him my heart ^wtrusts, and I am helped;

my heart exults,

and with my ^xsong I give thanks to him.

⁸The Lord is the strength of his people;²

he is ^ythe saving refuge of his anointed.

⁹Oh, save your people and bless ^zyour heritage!

^aBe their shepherd and ^bcarry them forever.

Ascribe to the Lord Glory

29A Psalm of David.

¹Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings,¹

^cascribe to the Lord glory and strength.

²Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;

worship the Lord in ^dthe splendor of holiness.²

³The voice of the Lord is over ^ethe waters;

the God of glory ^fthunders,

the Lord, over many waters.

⁴The voice of the Lord is ^gpowerful;

the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.

⁵The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;

the Lord breaks ^hthe cedars of Lebanon.

⁶He makes Lebanon to ⁱskip like a calf,

and ^jSirion like a young ^kwild ox.

⁷The voice of the Lord flashes forth flames of fire.

⁸The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness;

the Lord shakes the wilderness of ^lKadesh.

⁹The voice of the Lord makes ^mthe deer give birth³

and strips the forests bare,

and in his temple all cry, “Glory!”

¹⁰The Lord sits enthroned over ⁿthe flood;

the Lord sits enthroned ^oas king forever.

¹¹May the Lord give ^pstrength to his people!

May the Lord bless⁴ his people with ^qpeace!