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Psalm 28-31
New King James Version
Psalm 28-31
New King James Version
Rejoicing in Answered Prayer
A Psalm of David.
28 To You I will cry, O Lord my Rock:
(A)Do not be silent to me,
(B)Lest, if You are silent to me,
I become like those who go down to the pit.
2 Hear the voice of my supplications
When I cry to You,
(C)When I lift up my hands (D)toward Your holy sanctuary.
3 Do not [a]take me away with the wicked
And with the workers of iniquity,
(E)Who speak peace to their neighbors,
But evil is in their hearts.
4 (F)Give them according to their deeds,
And according to the wickedness of their endeavors;
Give them according to the work of their hands;
Render to them what they deserve.
5 Because (G)they do not regard the works of the Lord,
Nor the operation of His hands,
He shall destroy them
And not build them up.
6 Blessed be the Lord,
Because He has heard the voice of my supplications!
7 The Lord is (H)my strength and my shield;
My heart (I)trusted in Him, and I am helped;
Therefore my heart greatly rejoices,
And with my song I will praise Him.
8 The Lord is [b]their strength,
And He is the (J)saving refuge of His [c]anointed.
9 Save Your people,
And bless (K)Your inheritance;
Shepherd them also,
(L)And bear them up forever.
Praise to God in His Holiness and Majesty
A Psalm of David.
29 Give[d] (M)unto the Lord, O you mighty ones,
Give unto the Lord glory and strength.
2 [e]Give unto the Lord the glory [f]due to His name;
Worship the Lord in (N)the [g]beauty of holiness.
3 The voice of the Lord is over the waters;
(O)The God of glory thunders;
The Lord is over many waters.
4 The voice of the Lord is powerful;
The voice of the Lord is full of majesty.
5 The voice of the Lord breaks (P)the cedars,
Yes, the Lord splinters the cedars of Lebanon.
6 (Q)He makes them also skip like a calf,
Lebanon and (R)Sirion like a young wild ox.
7 The voice of the Lord [h]divides the flames of fire.
8 The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness;
The Lord shakes the Wilderness of (S)Kadesh.
9 The voice of the Lord makes the (T)deer give birth,
And strips the forests bare;
And in His temple everyone says, “Glory!”
10 The (U)Lord sat enthroned at the Flood,
And (V)the Lord sits as King forever.
11 (W)The Lord will give strength to His people;
The Lord will bless His people with peace.
The Blessedness of Answered Prayer
A Psalm. A Song (X)at the dedication of the house of David.
30 I will extol You, O Lord, for You have (Y)lifted me up,
And have not let my foes (Z)rejoice over me.
2 O Lord my God, I cried out to You,
And You (AA)healed me.
3 O Lord, (AB)You brought my soul up from the grave;
You have kept me alive, [i]that I should not go down to the pit.
4 (AC)Sing praise to the Lord, you saints of His,
And give thanks at the remembrance of [j]His holy name.
5 For (AD)His anger is but for a moment,
(AE)His favor is for life;
Weeping may endure for a night,
But [k]joy comes in the morning.
6 Now in my prosperity I said,
“I shall never be [l]moved.”
7 Lord, by Your favor You have made my mountain stand strong;
(AF)You hid Your face, and I was troubled.
8 I cried out to You, O Lord;
And to the Lord I made supplication:
9 “What profit is there in my blood,
When I go down to the pit?
(AG)Will the dust praise You?
Will it declare Your truth?
10 Hear, O Lord, and have mercy on me;
Lord, be my helper!”
11 (AH)You have turned for me my mourning into dancing;
You have put off [m]my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness,
12 To the end that my [n]glory may sing praise to You and not be silent.
O Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever.
The Lord a Fortress in Adversity
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
31 In (AI)You, O Lord, I [o]put my trust;
Let me never be ashamed;
Deliver me in Your righteousness.
2 (AJ)Bow down Your ear to me,
Deliver me speedily;
Be my rock of [p]refuge,
A [q]fortress of defense to save me.
3 (AK)For You are my rock and my fortress;
Therefore, (AL)for Your name’s sake,
Lead me and guide me.
4 Pull me out of the net which they have secretly laid for me,
For You are my strength.
5 (AM)Into Your hand I commit my spirit;
You have redeemed me, O Lord God of (AN)truth.
6 I have hated those (AO)who regard useless idols;
But I trust in the Lord.
7 I will be glad and rejoice in Your mercy,
For You have considered my trouble;
You have (AP)known my soul in [r]adversities,
8 And have not (AQ)shut[s] me up into the hand of the enemy;
(AR)You have set my feet in a wide place.
9 Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am in trouble;
(AS)My eye wastes away with grief,
Yes, my soul and my [t]body!
10 For my life is spent with grief,
And my years with sighing;
My strength fails because of my iniquity,
And my bones waste away.
11 (AT)I am a [u]reproach among all my enemies,
But (AU)especially among my neighbors,
And am repulsive to my acquaintances;
(AV)Those who see me outside flee from me.
12 (AW)I am forgotten like a dead man, out of mind;
I am like a [v]broken vessel.
13 (AX)For I hear the slander of many;
(AY)Fear is on every side;
While they (AZ)take counsel together against me,
They scheme to take away my life.
14 But as for me, I trust in You, O Lord;
I say, “You are my God.”
15 My times are in Your (BA)hand;
Deliver me from the hand of my enemies,
And from those who persecute me.
16 (BB)Make Your face shine upon Your servant;
Save me for Your mercies’ sake.
17 (BC)Do not let me be ashamed, O Lord, for I have called upon You;
Let the wicked be ashamed;
(BD)Let them be silent in the grave.
18 (BE)Let the lying lips be put to silence,
Which (BF)speak insolent things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.
19 (BG)Oh, how great is Your goodness,
Which You have laid up for those who fear You,
Which You have prepared for those who trust in You
In the presence of the sons of men!
20 (BH)You shall hide them in the secret place of Your presence
From the plots of man;
(BI)You shall keep them secretly in a [w]pavilion
From the strife of tongues.
21 Blessed be the Lord,
For (BJ)He has shown me His marvelous kindness in a [x]strong city!
22 For I said in my haste,
“I am cut off from before Your eyes”;
Nevertheless You heard the voice of my supplications
When I cried out to You.
23 Oh, love the Lord, all you His saints!
For the Lord preserves the faithful,
And fully repays the proud person.
24 (BK)Be of good courage,
And He shall strengthen your heart,
All you who hope in the Lord.
Footnotes
- Psalm 28:3 drag
- Psalm 28:8 So with MT, Tg.; LXX, Syr., Vg. the strength of His people
- Psalm 28:8 Commissioned one, Heb. messiah
- Psalm 29:1 Ascribe
- Psalm 29:2 Ascribe
- Psalm 29:2 Lit. of His name
- Psalm 29:2 majesty
- Psalm 29:7 stirs up, lit. hews out
- Psalm 30:3 So with Qr., Tg.; Kt., LXX, Syr., Vg. from those who descend to the pit
- Psalm 30:4 Or His holiness
- Psalm 30:5 a shout of joy
- Psalm 30:6 shaken
- Psalm 30:11 The sackcloth of my mourning
- Psalm 30:12 soul
- Psalm 31:1 have taken refuge
- Psalm 31:2 strength
- Psalm 31:2 Lit. house of fortresses
- Psalm 31:7 troubles
- Psalm 31:8 given me over
- Psalm 31:9 Lit. belly
- Psalm 31:11 despised thing
- Psalm 31:12 Lit. perishing
- Psalm 31:20 shelter
- Psalm 31:21 fortified
Psalm 28-31
New International Version
Psalm 28-31
New International Version
Psalm 28
Of David.
1 To you, Lord, I call;
you are my Rock,
do not turn a deaf ear(A) to me.
For if you remain silent,(B)
I will be like those who go down to the pit.(C)
2 Hear my cry for mercy(D)
as I call to you for help,
as I lift up my hands(E)
toward your Most Holy Place.(F)
3 Do not drag me away with the wicked,
with those who do evil,
who speak cordially with their neighbors
but harbor malice in their hearts.(G)
4 Repay them for their deeds
and for their evil work;
repay them for what their hands have done(H)
and bring back on them what they deserve.(I)
5 Because they have no regard for the deeds of the Lord
and what his hands have done,(J)
he will tear them down
and never build them up again.
6 Praise be to the Lord,(K)
for he has heard my cry for mercy.(L)
7 The Lord is my strength(M) and my shield;
my heart trusts(N) in him, and he helps me.
My heart leaps for joy,(O)
and with my song I praise him.(P)
8 The Lord is the strength(Q) of his people,
a fortress of salvation(R) for his anointed one.(S)
9 Save your people(T) and bless your inheritance;(U)
be their shepherd(V) and carry them(W) forever.
Psalm 29
A psalm of David.
1 Ascribe to the Lord,(X) you heavenly beings,(Y)
ascribe to the Lord glory(Z) and strength.
2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
worship the Lord in the splendor of his[a] holiness.(AA)
3 The voice(AB) of the Lord is over the waters;
the God of glory(AC) thunders,(AD)
the Lord thunders over the mighty waters.(AE)
4 The voice of the Lord is powerful;(AF)
the voice of the Lord is majestic.
5 The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;
the Lord breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.(AG)
6 He makes Lebanon leap(AH) like a calf,
Sirion[b](AI) like a young wild ox.(AJ)
7 The voice of the Lord strikes
with flashes of lightning.(AK)
8 The voice of the Lord shakes the desert;
the Lord shakes the Desert of Kadesh.(AL)
9 The voice of the Lord twists the oaks[c](AM)
and strips the forests bare.
And in his temple all cry, “Glory!”(AN)
10 The Lord sits enthroned over the flood;(AO)
the Lord is enthroned as King forever.(AP)
11 The Lord gives strength to his people;(AQ)
the Lord blesses his people with peace.(AR)
Psalm 30[d]
A psalm. A song. For the dedication of the temple.[e] Of David.
1 I will exalt(AS) you, Lord,
for you lifted me out of the depths(AT)
and did not let my enemies gloat over me.(AU)
2 Lord my God, I called to you for help,(AV)
and you healed me.(AW)
3 You, Lord, brought me up from the realm of the dead;(AX)
you spared me from going down to the pit.(AY)
4 Sing(AZ) the praises of the Lord, you his faithful people;(BA)
praise his holy name.(BB)
5 For his anger(BC) lasts only a moment,(BD)
but his favor lasts a lifetime;(BE)
weeping(BF) may stay for the night,
but rejoicing comes in the morning.(BG)
6 When I felt secure, I said,
“I will never be shaken.”(BH)
7 Lord, when you favored me,
you made my royal mountain[f] stand firm;
but when you hid your face,(BI)
I was dismayed.
8 To you, Lord, I called;
to the Lord I cried for mercy:
9 “What is gained if I am silenced,
if I go down to the pit?(BJ)
Will the dust praise you?
Will it proclaim your faithfulness?(BK)
10 Hear,(BL) Lord, and be merciful to me;(BM)
Lord, be my help.(BN)”
11 You turned my wailing(BO) into dancing;(BP)
you removed my sackcloth(BQ) and clothed me with joy,(BR)
12 that my heart may sing your praises and not be silent.
Lord my God, I will praise(BS) you forever.(BT)
Psalm 31[g](BU)
For the director of music. A psalm of David.
1 In you, Lord, I have taken refuge;(BV)
let me never be put to shame;
deliver me in your righteousness.(BW)
2 Turn your ear to me,(BX)
come quickly to my rescue;(BY)
be my rock of refuge,(BZ)
a strong fortress to save me.
3 Since you are my rock and my fortress,(CA)
for the sake of your name(CB) lead and guide me.
4 Keep me free from the trap(CC) that is set for me,
for you are my refuge.(CD)
5 Into your hands I commit my spirit;(CE)
deliver me, Lord, my faithful God.(CF)
6 I hate those who cling to worthless idols;(CG)
as for me, I trust in the Lord.(CH)
7 I will be glad and rejoice in your love,
for you saw my affliction(CI)
and knew the anguish(CJ) of my soul.
8 You have not given me into the hands(CK) of the enemy
but have set my feet in a spacious place.(CL)
9 Be merciful to me, Lord, for I am in distress;(CM)
my eyes grow weak with sorrow,(CN)
my soul and body(CO) with grief.
10 My life is consumed by anguish(CP)
and my years by groaning;(CQ)
my strength fails(CR) because of my affliction,[h](CS)
and my bones grow weak.(CT)
11 Because of all my enemies,(CU)
I am the utter contempt(CV) of my neighbors(CW)
and an object of dread to my closest friends—
those who see me on the street flee from me.
12 I am forgotten as though I were dead;(CX)
I have become like broken pottery.
13 For I hear many whispering,(CY)
“Terror on every side!”(CZ)
They conspire against me(DA)
and plot to take my life.(DB)
14 But I trust(DC) in you, Lord;
I say, “You are my God.”
15 My times(DD) are in your hands;
deliver me from the hands of my enemies,
from those who pursue me.
16 Let your face shine(DE) on your servant;
save me in your unfailing love.(DF)
17 Let me not be put to shame,(DG) Lord,
for I have cried out to you;
but let the wicked be put to shame
and be silent(DH) in the realm of the dead.
18 Let their lying lips(DI) be silenced,
for with pride and contempt
they speak arrogantly(DJ) against the righteous.
19 How abundant are the good things(DK)
that you have stored up for those who fear you,
that you bestow in the sight of all,(DL)
on those who take refuge(DM) in you.
20 In the shelter(DN) of your presence you hide(DO) them
from all human intrigues;(DP)
you keep them safe in your dwelling
from accusing tongues.
Footnotes
- Psalm 29:2 Or Lord with the splendor of
- Psalm 29:6 That is, Mount Hermon
- Psalm 29:9 Or Lord makes the deer give birth
- Psalm 30:1 In Hebrew texts 30:1-12 is numbered 30:2-13.
- Psalm 30:1 Title: Or palace
- Psalm 30:7 That is, Mount Zion
- Psalm 31:1 In Hebrew texts 31:1-24 is numbered 31:2-25.
- Psalm 31:10 Or guilt
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