28 To you, O Lord, I call;
    ^(A)my rock, be not deaf to me,
lest, if you ^(B)be silent to me,
    I become like those who ^(C)go down to the pit.
^2 (D)Hear the voice of my pleas for mercy,
    when I cry to you for help,
when I ^(E)lift up my hands
    ^(F)toward your most holy sanctuary.^[a]

4 Answer me when I call, O God of my ^(C)righteousness!
    You have ^(D)given me relief when I was in distress.
    Be gracious to me and hear my prayer!