Psalm 28-30

Complete Jewish Bible

28 ⁽⁰⁾By David:

⁽¹⁾Adonai, I am calling to you;
my Rock, don’t be deaf to my cry.
For if you answer me with silence,
I will be like those who fall in a pit.
²Hear the sound of my prayers
when I cry to you,
when I lift my hands
toward your holy sanctuary.

³Don’t drag me off with the wicked,
with those whose deeds are evil;
they speak words of peace to their fellowmen,
but evil is in their hearts.
⁴Pay them back for their deeds,
as befits their evil acts;
repay them for what they have done,
give them what they deserve.
⁵For they don’t understand the deeds of Adonai
or what he has done.
He will break them down;
he will not build them up.

⁶Blessed be Adonai,
for he heard my voice as I prayed for mercy.
⁷Adonai is my strength and shield;
in him my heart trusted, and I have been helped.
Therefore my heart is filled with joy,
and I will sing praises to him.

⁸Adonai is strength for [his people],
a stronghold of salvation to his anointed.
⁹Save your people! Bless your heritage!
Shepherd them, and carry them forever!

29 ⁽⁰⁾A psalm of David:

⁽¹⁾Give Adonai his due, you who are godly;
give Adonai his due of glory and strength;
²give Adonai the glory due his name;
worship Adonai in holy splendor.

³The voice of Adonai is over the waters;
the God of glory thunders,
Adonai over rushing waters,
⁴the voice of Adonai in power,
the voice of Adonai in splendor.

⁵The voice of Adonai cracks the cedars;
Adonai splinters the cedars of the L’vanon
⁶and makes the L’vanon skip like a calf,
Siryon like a young wild ox.

⁷The voice of Adonai flashes fiery flames;
⁸the voice of Adonai rocks the desert,
Adonai convulses the Kadesh Desert.
⁹The voice of Adonai causes deer to give birth
and strips the forests bare —
while in his temple, all cry, “Glory!”
¹⁰Adonai sits enthroned above the flood!
Adonai sits enthroned as king forever!
¹¹May Adonai give strength to his people!
May Adonai bless his people with shalom!

30 ⁽⁰⁾A psalm. A song for the dedication of the house. By David:

²⁽¹⁾I will exalt you, Adonai, because you drew me up;
you didn’t let my enemies rejoice over me.
³⁽²⁾Adonai my God, I cried out to you,
and you provided healing for me.
⁴⁽³⁾Adonai, you lifted me up from Sh’ol;
you kept me alive when I was sinking into a pit.

⁵⁽⁴⁾Sing praise to Adonai, you faithful of his;
and give thanks on recalling his holiness.
⁶⁽⁵⁾For his anger is momentary,
but his favor lasts a lifetime.
Tears may linger for the night,
but with dawn come cries of joy.

⁷⁽⁶⁾Once I was prosperous and used to say,
that nothing could ever shake me —
⁸⁽⁷⁾when you showed me favor, Adonai,
I was firm as a mighty mountain.
But when you hid your face,
I was struck with terror.

⁹⁽⁸⁾I called to you, Adonai;
to Adonai I pleaded for mercy:
¹⁰⁽⁹⁾“What advantage is there in my death,
in my going down to the pit?
Can the dust praise you?
Can it proclaim your truth?
¹¹⁽¹⁰⁾Hear me, Adonai, and show me your favor!
Adonai, be my helper!”

¹²⁽¹¹⁾You turned my mourning into dancing!
You removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,
¹³⁽¹²⁾so that my well-being can praise you and not be silent;
Adonai my God, I will thank you forever!