Psalm 28–29

Psalm 28

A psalm of David.

¹Lord, my Rock, I call out to you.

Pay attention to me.

If you remain silent, I will die.

I will be like those who have gone down into the grave.

²Hear my cry for your favor

when I call out to you for help.

Hear me when I lift up my hands in prayer

toward your Most Holy Room.

³Don’t drag me away with sinners.

Don’t drag me away with those who do evil.

They speak in a friendly way to their neighbors.

But their hearts are full of hatred.

⁴Pay them back for their evil actions.

Pay them back for what their hands have done.

Give them exactly what they should get.

⁵They don’t care about the Lord’s mighty acts.

They don’t care about what his hands have done.

So he will tear them down.

He will never build them up again.

⁶Give praise to the Lord.

He has heard my cry for his favor.

⁷The Lord gives me strength. He is like a shield that keeps me safe.

My heart trusts in him, and he helps me.

My heart jumps for joy.

I will sing and give thanks to him.

⁸The Lord gives strength to his people.

He guards and saves his anointed king.

⁹Save your people. Bless those who belong to you.

Be their shepherd. Take care of them forever.

Psalm 29

A psalm of David.

¹Praise the Lord, you mighty angels.

Praise the Lord for his glory and strength.

²Praise the Lord for the glory that belongs to him.

Worship the Lord because of his beauty and holiness.

³The voice of the Lord is heard over the waters.

The God of glory thunders.

The Lord thunders over the mighty waters.

⁴The voice of the Lord is powerful.

The voice of the Lord is majestic.

⁵The voice of the Lord breaks the cedar trees.

The Lord breaks the cedars of Lebanon into pieces.

⁶He makes the mountains of Lebanon skip like a calf.

He makes Mount Hermon jump like a young wild ox.

⁷The voice of the Lord strikes

with flashes of lightning.

⁸The voice of the Lord shakes the desert.

The Lord shakes the Desert of Kadesh.

⁹The voice of the Lord twists the oak trees.

It strips the forests bare.

And in his temple everyone cries out, “Glory!”

¹⁰The Lord on his throne rules over the flood.

The Lord rules from his throne as King forever.

¹¹The Lord gives strength to his people.

The Lord blesses his people with peace.