Psalm 28–29

Psalm 28

By David. 

¹O Lord, I call to you. 

O my rock, do not turn a deaf ear to me. 

If you remain silent, 

I will be like those who go into the pit. 

²Hear my prayer for mercy when I call to you for help, 

when I lift my hands toward your most holy place. 

³Do not drag me away with wicked people, 

with troublemakers who speak of peace with their neighbors 

but have evil in their hearts. 

⁴Pay them back for what they have done, 

for their evil deeds. 

Pay them back for what their hands have done, 

and give them what they deserve. 

⁵The Lord will tear them down and never build them up again, 

because they never consider what he has done 

or what his hands have made. 

⁶Thank the Lord! 

He has heard my prayer for mercy! 

⁷The Lord is my strength and my shield. 

My heart trusted him, so I received help. 

My heart is triumphant; I give thanks to him with my song. 

⁸The Lord is the strength of his people 

and a fortress for the victory of his Messiah.^a

⁹Save your people, and bless those who belong to you. 

Be their shepherd, and carry them forever. 

Psalm 29

A psalm by David. 

¹Give to the Lord, you heavenly beings. 

Give to the Lord glory and power. 

²Give to the Lord the glory his name deserves. 

Worship the Lord in ⸤his⸥ holy splendor. 

³The voice of the Lord rolls over the water. 

The God of glory thunders. 

The Lord shouts over raging water. 

⁴The voice of the Lord is powerful. 

The voice of the Lord is majestic. 

⁵The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars. 

The Lord splinters the cedars of Lebanon. 

⁶He makes Lebanon skip along like a calf 

and Mount Sirion like a wild ox. 

⁷The voice of the Lord strikes with flashes of lightning. 

⁸The voice of the Lord makes the wilderness tremble. 

The Lord makes the wilderness of Kadesh tremble. 

⁹The voice of the Lord splits the oaks 

and strips ⸤the trees of⸥ the forests bare. 

Everyone in his temple is saying, “Glory!” 

¹⁰The Lord sat enthroned over the flood. 

The Lord sits enthroned as king forever. 

¹¹The Lord will give power to his people. 

The Lord will bless his people with peace.