Psalm 28

A Prayer in Troubled Times

Of David.

28Lord, my Rock, I call out to you for help.

Do not be deaf to me.

If you are silent,

I will be like those in the grave.

²Hear the sound of my prayer,

when I cry out to you for help.

I raise my hands

toward your Most Holy Place.

³Don’t drag me away with the wicked,

with those who do evil.

They say “Peace” to their neighbors,

but evil is in their hearts.

⁴Pay them back for what they have done,

for their evil deeds.

Pay them back for what they have done;

give them their reward.

⁵They don’t understand what the Lord has done

or what he has made.

So he will knock them down

and not lift them up.

⁶Praise the Lord,

because he heard my prayer for help.

⁷The Lord is my strength and shield.

I trust him, and he helps me.

I am very happy,

and I praise him with my song.

⁸The Lord is powerful;

he gives victory to his chosen one.

⁹Save your people

and bless those who are your own.

Be their shepherd and carry them forever.