Psalm 28-29
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.
2 Hear 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.
4 Give 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.
5 Because 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.
6 Blessed be the Lord,
Because He (L)has heard the sound of my pleading.
7 The 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.
8 The 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.
The Voice of the Lord in the Storm.
A Psalm of David.
29 (X)Ascribe to the Lord, [c]sons of the mighty,
Ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory [d]due His name;
Worship the Lord (Y)in holy attire.
3 The (Z)voice of the Lord is on the waters;
The God of glory (AA)thunders,
The Lord is over [e](AB)many waters.
4 The voice of the Lord is (AC)powerful,
The voice of the Lord is majestic.
5 The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;
Yes, the Lord breaks (AD)the cedars of Lebanon in pieces.
6 He makes Lebanon (AE)skip like a calf,
And (AF)Sirion like a young wild ox.
7 The voice of the Lord divides [f]flames of fire.
8 The voice of the Lord [g]shakes the wilderness;
The Lord shakes the wilderness of (AG)Kadesh.
9 The voice of the Lord makes (AH)the deer give birth
And strips the forests bare;
And (AI)in His temple everything says, “Glory!”
10 The Lord sat as King at the (AJ)flood;
Yes, the Lord sits as (AK)King forever.
11 [h]The Lord will give (AL)strength to His people;
[i]The Lord will bless His people with (AM)peace.
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 29:1 Lit sons of gods
- Psalm 29:2 Lit of His name
- Psalm 29:3 Or great
- Psalm 29:7 I.e., lightning
- Psalm 29:8 Or causes...to whirl
- Psalm 29:11 Or May the Lord give
- Psalm 29:11 Or May the Lord bless
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