The Lord Is My Strength and My Shield

Psalm 28

¹ To you, O Lord, I call;
my rock, do not refuse to hear me,
for if you are silent to me,
I shall be like those who go down to the Pit.
² Hear the voice of my supplication,
as I cry to you for help,
as I lift up my hands
toward your most holy sanctuary. ₁

³ Do not drag me away with the wicked,
with those who are workers of evil,
who speak peace with their neighbors,
while mischief is in their hearts.
⁴ Repay them according to their work,
and according to the evil of their deeds;
repay them according to the work of their hands;
render them their due reward.
⁵ Because they do not regard the works of the Lord,
or the work of his hands,
he will break them down and build them up no more.

⁶ Blessed be the Lord,
for he has heard the sound of my pleadings.
⁷ The Lord is my strength and my shield;
in him my heart trusts;
so I am helped, and my heart exults,
and with my song I give thanks to him.

⁸ The Lord is the strength of his people;
he is the saving refuge of his anointed.
⁹ O save your people, and bless your heritage;
be their shepherd, and carry them forever.