Psalm 28, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION
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1

To you I call, O LORD my Rock;
do not turn a deaf ear to me.
For if you remain silent,
I will be like those who have gone down to the pit.
 

2

Hear my cry for mercy
as I call to you for help,
as I lift up my hands
toward your Most Holy Place.
 

3

Do not drag me away with the wicked,
with those who do evil,
who speak cordially with their neighbours
but harbor malice in their hearts.
 

4

Repay them for their deeds
and for their evil work;
repay them for what their hands have done
and bring back upon them what they deserve.
 

5

Since they show no regard for the works of the LORD
and what his hands have done,
he will tear them down
and never build them up again.
 

6

Praise be to the LORD,
for he has heard my cry for mercy.
 

7

The LORD is my strength and my shield;
my heart trusts in him, and I am helped.
My heart leaps for joy
and I will give thanks to him in song.
 

8

The LORD is the strength of his people,
a fortress of salvation for his anointed one.
 

9

Save your people and bless your inheritance;
be their shepherd and carry them forever.