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Psalm 28

A psalm of David

Yahweh, I call out to you.

You are like a huge rock on top of which I am safe.

Do not refuse to answer me

because if you refuse to answer me, I will soon be with those who are in their graves.

2 Pay attention to me and respond when I call out for you to help me

when I pray, lifting up my hands as I face your very holy place in your sacred tent.

3 Do not get rid of me when you get rid of wicked people,

those who do wicked deeds.

Those people speak peacefully toward others,

while in their inner beings, they hate them and devise evil plans.

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

punish them for their evil deeds.

5 Yahweh will get rid of them permanently and not let them appear again.

Yahweh will do this because these evil people do not pay attention to the righteous things he has taught his people and do not take notice that he always judges evil deeds.

6 Praise Yahweh

because he responded to me when I called out for him to help me.

7 Yahweh strengthens me and he protects me like a shield;

I trust in him, and he helps me.

As a result I am glad in my inner being,

and I will praise him with my songs of praise.

8 Yahweh strengthens and protects his people.

Yahweh saves the one he appointed to be king.

9 Yahweh, rescue your people

and bless those who belong to you.

Take care of them like a shepherd takes care of his sheep;

take care of them forever.