Psalm 28

1 { a psalm of david } unto thee will i cry, o lord my rock; be not silent to me lest, if thou be silent to me, i become like them that go down into the pit 2 hear the voice of my supplications, when i cry unto thee, when i lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle 3 draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts 4 give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavours give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert 5 because they regard not the works of the lord, nor the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build them up 6 blessed be the lord, because he hath heard the voice of my supplications 7 the lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and i am helped therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will i praise him 8 the lord is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed 9 save thy people, and bless thine inheritance feed them also, and lift them up for ever