Psalm 28

New American Standard Bible

A Prayer for Help, and Praise for Its Answer.

A Psalm of David.

28 To You, Lord, I call;
My ^(A)rock, do not be deaf to me,
For if You ^(B)are silent to me,
I will become like those who ^(C)go down to the pit.
²Hear the ^(D)sound of my pleadings when I cry to You for help,
When I ^(E)raise my hands ^(F)toward ^[a]Your holy ^(G)sanctuary.
³^(H)Do not drag me away with the wicked
And with those who practice injustice,
Who ^(I)speak peace with their neighbors,
While evil is in their hearts.
⁴Give back to them ^(J)according to their work and according to the evil of their practices;
Give back to them according to the work of their hands;
Repay them what is due them.
⁵Because they ^(K)do not regard the works of the Lord
Nor the deeds of His hands,
He will tear them down and not build them up.

⁶Blessed be the Lord,
Because He ^(L)has heard the sound of my pleading.
⁷The Lord is my ^(M)strength and my ^(N)shield;
My heart ^(O)trusts in Him, and I am helped;
Therefore ^(P)my heart triumphs,
And with ^(Q)my song I shall thank Him.
⁸The Lord is ^[b]their ^(R)strength,
And He is a refuge of ^(S)salvation to His anointed.
⁹^(T)Save Your people and bless ^(U)Your inheritance;
Be their ^(V)shepherd also, and ^(W)carry them forever.

Footnotes

Psalm 28:2 Lit the innermost place of Your sanctuary
Psalm 28:8 A few mss and ancient versions the strength of His people

Psalm 77

New American Standard Bible

Comfort in Trouble from Recalling God’s Mighty Deeds.

For the music director; ^[a]according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph.

77 My voice rises to God, and I will ^(A)cry aloud;
My voice rises to God, and He will listen to me.
²In the ^(B)day of my trouble I sought the Lord;
^(C)In the night my ^(D)hand was stretched out and did not grow weary;
My soul ^(E)refused to be comforted.
³When I remember God, then I am ^(F)restless;
When I ^(G)sigh, then ^(H)my spirit feels weak. Selah
⁴You have held my eyelids open;
I am so troubled that I ^(I)cannot speak.
⁵I have considered the ^(J)days of old,
The years of long ago.
⁶I will remember my ^(K)song in the night;
I ^(L)will meditate with my heart,
And my spirit ^[b]ponders:

⁷Will the Lord ^(M)reject forever?
And will He ^(N)never be favorable again?
⁸Has His ^(O)favor ceased forever?
Has His ^[c]^(P)promise come to an end ^[d]forever?
⁹Has God ^(Q)forgotten to be gracious,
Or has He in anger ^[e]withdrawn His ^(R)compassion? Selah
¹⁰Then I said, “^(S)It is my ^[f]grief,
That the ^(T)right hand of the Most High has changed.”

¹¹I shall remember the ^(U)deeds of ^[g]the Lord;
I will certainly ^(V)remember Your wonders of old.
¹²I will ^(W)meditate on all Your work,
And on Your deeds with thanksgiving.
¹³Your way, God, is ^(X)holy;
^(Y)What god is great like our God?
¹⁴You are the ^(Z)God who works wonders;
You have ^(AA)made known Your strength among the peoples.
¹⁵By Your ^[h]power You have ^(AB)redeemed Your people,
The sons of Jacob and ^(AC)Joseph. Selah

¹⁶The ^(AD)waters saw You, God;
The waters saw You, they were in anguish;
The ocean depths also trembled.
¹⁷The ^(AE)clouds poured out water;
The skies ^[i]^(AF)sounded out;
Your ^(AG)arrows ^[j]flashed here and there.
¹⁸The ^(AH)sound of Your thunder was in the whirlwind;
The ^(AI)lightning lit up the world;
The ^(AJ)earth trembled and shook.
¹⁹Your ^(AK)way was in the sea
And Your paths in the mighty waters,
And Your footprints were not known.
²⁰You ^(AL)led Your people like a flock
By the hand of ^(AM)Moses and Aaron.