Psalm 28

To Thee, O Lord, I call (cry);

My rock, do not be deaf (silent) to me

Lest, if Thou be silent to me,

I become like those who go down to the pit.

2  Hear the voice of my supplications when I cry to Thee for help,

When I lift up my hands toward Thy holy sanctuary.

3  Do not drag (take) me away with the wicked

And with those who work iniquity

Who speak peace with their neighbors,

While evil is in their hearts.

4  Requite them (give them) according to their work (deeds)

and according to the evil of their practices (wickedness of their endeavors);

Requite (give them) them according to the deeds of their hands;

Repay them their recompense (render to them what they deserve).

5  Because they do not regard the works of the Lord

Nor the deeds (operation) of His hands,

He will tear them down (destroy them) and not build them up.

6  Blessed be the Lord.

Because He has heard the voice of my supplication!

7  The Lord is my strength and my shield;

My heart trusts (trusted) in Him, and I am helped;

Therefore my heart exults (greatly rejoices),

And with my song I shall thank (praise) Him.

8  The Lord is their strength,

And He is a saving defense (saving refuge) to His anointed.

9  Save Thy people, and bless Thine inheritance;

Be their shepherd also, and carry them forever.  

(Shepherd them also, and bear them up forever.)

* Regular text is NASB, in parenthesis is NIV.