תהילים כ״חPsalms 28

Of David.
O ETERNAL One, I call to You;
my rock, do not disregard me,
for if You hold aloof from me,
I shall be like those gone down into the Pit.

Listen to my plea for mercy
when I cry out to You,
when I lift my hands
toward Your inner sanctuary.

Do not count me with the wicked and evildoers
who profess goodwill toward their fellows
while malice is in their heart.

Pay them according to their deeds,
their malicious acts;
according to their handiwork pay them,
give them their deserts.

For they do not consider GOD’s deeds,
the work of divine hands.
May [God] tear them down,
never to rebuild them!

Blessed is GOD,
who listens to my plea for mercy.

GOD is my strength and my shield,
the One in whom my heart trusts.
I was helped, and my heart exulted,
so I will give glory with my song.

GOD is their strength;, “the strength of God’s people.”
and a stronghold for the deliverance of our anointed ruler.

Deliver and bless Your very own people;
tend them and sustain them forever.