Psalms 28-30

1To You, O LORD, I call; be not deaf to me, O my Rock. For if You remain silent, I will be like those descending to the Pit.

2Hear my cry for mercy when I call to You for help, when I lift up my hands toward Your holy sanctuary.

3Do not drag me away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace to their neighbors while malice is in their hearts.

4Repay them according to their deeds and for their works of evil. Repay them for what their hands have done; bring back on them what they deserve.

5Since they show no regard for the works of the LORD or what His hands have done, He will tear them down and never rebuild them.

6Blessed be the LORD, for He has heard my cry for mercy.

7The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart rejoices, and I give thanks to Him with my song.

8The LORD is the strength of His people, a stronghold of salvation for His anointed.

9Save Your people and bless Your inheritance; shepherd them and carry them forever.

1Ascribe to the LORD, O heavenly beings, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.

2Ascribe to the LORD the glory due His name; worship the LORD in the splendor of His holiness.

3The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders; the LORD is heard over many waters.

4The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is majestic.

5The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD shatters the cedars of Lebanon.

6He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, and Sirion like a young wild ox.

7The voice of the LORD strikes with flames of fire.

8The voice of the LORD shakes the wilderness; the LORD shakes the Wilderness of Kadesh.

9The voice of the LORD twists the oaks and strips the forests bare. And in His temple all cry, “Glory!”

10The LORD sits enthroned over the flood; the LORD is enthroned as King forever.

11The LORD gives His people strength; the LORD blesses His people with peace.

1I will exalt You, O LORD, for You have lifted me up and have not allowed my foes to rejoice over me.

2O LORD my God, I cried to You for help, and You healed me.

3O LORD, You pulled me up from Sheol; You spared me from descending into the Pit.

4Sing to the LORD, O you His saints, and praise His holy name.

5For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning.

6In prosperity I said, “I will never be shaken.”

7O LORD, You favored me; You made my mountain stand strong. When You hid Your face, I was dismayed.

8To You, O LORD, I called, and I begged my Lord for mercy:

9“What gain is there in my bloodshed, in my descent to the Pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it proclaim Your faithfulness?

10Hear me, O LORD, and have mercy; O LORD, be my helper.”

11You turned my mourning into dancing; You peeled off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,

12that my heart may sing Your praises and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks forever.