Psalms 28:1-7

¹A psalm of David. To you, Yahweh, I cry out; my rock, do not ignore me. If you do not respond to me, I will join those who go down to the grave.

²Hear the sound of my pleading when I call for help from you, when I lift up my hands toward your most holy place!

³Do not drag me away with the wicked, those who do iniquity, who speak peace with their neighbors but have evil in their hearts.

⁴Give them what their deeds deserve and repay them what their wickedness demands, repay them for the work of their hands and render to them their due.

⁵Because they do not understand the deeds of Yahweh or the work of his hands, he will tear them down and never rebuild them.

⁶Blessed be Yahweh because he has heard the sound of my pleading!

⁷Yahweh is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart greatly rejoices, and I will praise him with singing.