Psalm 28–29

PSALM 28

A Prayer for Help, and Praise for Its Answer.

A Psalm of David.

¹To You, O Lord, I call;

My ^arock, do not be deaf to me,

For if You ^bare silent to me,

I will become like those who ^cgo down to the pit.

²Hear the ^avoice of my supplications when I cry to You for help,

When I ^blift up my hands ^ctoward ¹Your holy ^dsanctuary.

^3aDo not drag me away with the wicked

And with those who work iniquity,

Who ^bspeak peace with their neighbors,

While evil is in their hearts.

⁴Requite them ^aaccording to their work and according to the evil of their practices;

Requite them according to the deeds of their hands;

Repay them their ¹recompense.

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

Nor the deeds of His hands,

He will tear them down and not build them up.

⁶Blessed be the Lord,

Because He ^ahas heard the voice of my supplication.

⁷The Lord is my ^astrength and my ^bshield;

My heart ^ctrusts in Him, and I am helped;

Therefore ^dmy heart exults,

And with ^emy song I shall thank Him.

⁸The Lord is ¹their ^astrength,

And He is a ^2bsaving defense to His anointed.

^9aSave Your people and bless ^bYour inheritance;

Be their ^cshepherd also, and ^dcarry them forever.

PSALM 29

The Voice of the Lord in the Storm.

A Psalm of David.

^1aAscribe to the Lord, O ¹sons of the mighty,

Ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.

²Ascribe to the Lord the glory ¹due to His name;

Worship the Lord ^ain ²holy array.

³The ^avoice of the Lord is upon the waters;

The God of glory ^bthunders,

The Lord is over ^1cmany waters.

⁴The voice of the Lord is ^apowerful,

The voice of the Lord is majestic.

⁵The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;

Yes, the Lord breaks in pieces ^athe cedars of Lebanon.

⁶He makes Lebanon ^askip like a calf,

And ^bSirion like a young wild ox.

⁷The voice of the Lord hews out ¹flames of fire.

⁸The voice of the Lord ¹shakes the wilderness;

The Lord shakes the wilderness of ^aKadesh.

⁹The voice of the Lord makes ^athe deer to calve

And strips the forests bare;

And ^bin His temple everything says, “Glory!”

¹⁰The Lord sat as King at the ^aflood;

Yes, the Lord sits as ^bKing forever.

¹¹¹The Lord will give ^astrength to His people;

²The Lord will bless His people with ^bpeace.