Psalm 28–29

Psalm 28

My Strength

Davidic.

¹Lord, I call to You;

my rock, do not be deaf to me. ^l

If You remain silent to me,

I will be like those going down to the Pit. ^m

²Listen to the sound of my pleading

when I cry to You for help,

when I lift up my hands

toward Your holy sanctuary. ⁿ

³Do not drag me away with the wicked,

with the evildoers,

who speak in friendly ways with their neighbors

while malice is in their hearts. ^o

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. ^p

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. ^q

⁶May the Lord be praised,

for He has heard the sound of my pleading. ^r

⁷The Lord is my strength and my shield;

my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. ^s

Therefore my heart rejoices,

and I praise Him with my song. ^t

⁸The Lord is the strength of His people; ^u

He is a stronghold of salvation for His anointed. ^v

⁹Save Your people, bless Your possession,

shepherd them, and carry them forever. ^w

Psalm 29

The Voice of the Lord

A Davidic psalm.

¹Ascribe to Yahweh, you heavenly beings, ^x

ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.

²Ascribe to Yahweh the glory due His name;

worship Yahweh

in the splendor of His holiness. ^yz

³The voice of the Lord is above the waters.

The God of glory thunders—

the Lord, above vast waters, ^a

⁴the voice of the Lord in power,

the voice of the Lord in splendor. ^b

⁵The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;

the Lord shatters the cedars of Lebanon. ^c

⁶He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, ^d

and Sirion, ^elike a young wild ox. ^f

⁷The voice of the Lord flashes flames of fire. ^g

⁸The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness;

the Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh. ^h

⁹The voice of the Lord makes the deer give birth ^ij

and strips the woodlands bare. ^k

In His temple all cry, “Glory!”

¹⁰The Lord sat enthroned at the flood;

the Lord sits enthroned, King forever. ^l

¹¹The Lord gives His people strength; ^m

the Lord blesses His people with peace. ⁿ