Psalm 28 :: English Standard Version (ESV)

The Lord Is My Strength and My Shield

Psa 28:1Of David.
To you, O LORD, I call;
my rock, be not deaf to me,
lest, if you be silent to me,
I become like those who go down to the pit.

Psa 28:2

Psa 28:2Hear the voice of my pleas for mercy,
when I cry to you for help,
when I lift up my hands
toward your most holy sanctuary.[fn]

Psa 28:3

Psa 28:3Do not drag me off with the wicked,
with the workers of evil,
who speak peace with their neighbors
while evil is in their hearts.

Psa 28:4

Psa 28:4Give to them according to their work
and according to the evil of their deeds;
give to them according to the work of their hands;
render them their due reward.

Psa 28:5

Psa 28:5Because they do not regard the works of the LORD
or the work of his hands,
he will tear them down and build them up no more.

Psa 28:6

Psa 28:6Blessed be the LORD!
For he has heard the voice of my pleas for mercy.

Psa 28:7

Psa 28:7The LORD is my strength and my shield;
in him my heart trusts, and I am helped;
my heart exults,
and with my song I give thanks to him.

Psa 28:8

Psa 28:8The LORD is the strength of his people;[fn]
he is the saving refuge of his anointed.

Psa 28:9

Psa 28:9Oh, save your people and bless your heritage!
Be their shepherd and carry them forever.

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ESV Footnotes

(28:2)

Hebrew your innermost sanctuary

(28:8)

Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts is their strength

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