A psalm written by David

28 Yahweh, I call out to you;

you are like an overhanging rock under which I can hide.

Do not refuse to answer me,

because if you are silent, I will soon be with those who are in their graves.

2 Listen to me when I call out for you to help me,

when I pray, lifting up my hands as I face your sacred temple.

3 Do not drag me away with wicked people,

with those who do wicked deeds,

with those who pretend to act peacefully toward others

while in their inner beings, they hate them.

4 Punish those people in the way that they deserve for what they have done;

punish them for their evil deeds [DOU].

5 Yahweh, they do not pay attention to the wonderful things that you have done and that you have created;

so get rid of them permanently and do not let them appear again!

6 Praise Yahweh

because he has heard me when I called out for him to help me!

7 Yahweh makes me strong and protects me like a shield [MET];

I trusted in him, and he helped me.

I was glad,

and from my inner being I praised him as I sang to him.

8 Yahweh causes us to be strong and protects us;

and he saves me, the one he appointed [MTY] to be king.

9 Yahweh, save/rescue your people;

bless those who belong to you.

Take care of them like a shepherd takes care of his sheep [MET];

take care of them forever.