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Psalm 28 :: English Standard Version (ESV)

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The Lord Is My Strength and My Shield

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:1 - Of David.
To you, O LORD, I call;
my rock, be not deaf to me,
lest, if you be silent to me,
I become like those who go down to the pit.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:2 - Hear the voice of my pleas for mercy,
when I cry to you for help,
when I lift up my hands
toward your most holy sanctuary.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:3 - Do not drag me off with the wicked,
with the workers of evil,
who speak peace with their neighbors
while evil is in their hearts.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:4 - Give to them according to their work
and according to the evil of their deeds;
give to them according to the work of their hands;
render them their due reward.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:5 - Because they do not regard the works of the LORD
or the work of his hands,
he will tear them down and build them up no more.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:6 - Blessed be the LORD!
For he has heard the voice of my pleas for mercy.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:7 - The LORD is my strength and my shield;
in him my heart trusts, and I am helped;
my heart exults,
and with my song I give thanks to him.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:8 - The LORD is the strength of his people;[fn]
he is the saving refuge of his anointed.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:9 - Oh, save your people and bless your heritage!
Be their shepherd and carry them forever.
ESV Footnotes
Hebrew your innermost sanctuary
Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts is their strength
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