28:1  A Psalm of David. I will cry to You, O LORD; my Rock, do not be silent to me, lest, if You be silent to me, I become like those who go down into the pit.

28:2  Hear the voice of my supplications when I cry to You, when I lift up my hands toward Your holy place.

28:3  Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace to their neighbors, yet evil is in their hearts.

28:4  Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their practices, give them according to the work of their hands; give them what they deserve.

28:5  Because they do not regard the works of the LORD, nor the work of His hands, He shall tear them down and not build them up.

28:6  Blessed is the LORD because He has heard the voice of my supplications.

28:7  The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart greatly rejoices, and with my song I will praise Him.

28:8  The LORD is their strength, and He is the saving strength of His anointed.

28:9  Save Your people and bless Your inheritance; be their shepherd and carry them forever.