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28:1 Prayer of requesting
Prayer for Help and Thanksgiving for It; A Prayer for Help
A song by David.
For David; A psalm of David.; Of David.
28 Yahweh, I call out to you for help, my rock of safety.
Don’t ≈refuse to hear me
because if you’re silent, I’ll soon be with those who are heading down ≈to their graves.
2 Hear my pleading when I call for help from you—
when I raise my hands toward your most sacred room.
3 Don’t drag me away along with the wicked—those who do ≈evil things,
who talk about peace with their neighbours but have evil ≈plans in their minds.
4 Give them what their actions deserve
≈and repay them what their wickedness demands.
Repay them ≈what they’ve done
≈and ≈give them what they deserve.
5 Because they don’t understand ≈what Yahweh does,
he’ll tear them down and never rebuild them.
6 Blessed be Yahweh
because he’s heard my requests.
7 Yahweh ≈makes me strong and protects me like a shield.
I trust in him, and ≈he helps me.
≈That’s why I’m so happy inside,
and I’ll praise him by singing.
8 Yahweh ≈gives strength to his people,
and he is the ≈place of safety for his anointed one.
9 Rescue your people
≈and bless your inheritance.
Be their shepherd and carry them ≈always.
↑ 28 Of_Dāvid\f + \fr 28:1 \ft Note: KJB: Ps.
28.
1\f* to_you Oh_YHWH I_call_out rock_of_my do_not be_deaf to_me lest you_should_be_silent to_me and_become_like with those_who_go_down_of the_pit.
2 Hear the_sound_of supplications_of_my in/on/at/with_cry_for_help_I to_you in/on/at/with_lift_up_I hands_of_my to the_innermost_room_of holy_of_your.
3 Do_not drag_away_me with wicked_people and_with those_who_do_of (of)_wickedness who_speak_of (of)_peace with neighbours_of_their and_evil in/on/at/with_hearts_of_their.
4 Requite to/for_them according_to_work_of_their and_according_to_evil_of deeds_of_their according_to_work_of hands_of_their requite to/for_them repay what_deserve_of_their to/for_them.
5 If/because not they_consider (to) the_deeds_of YHWH and_near/to the_work_of hands_of_his tear_down_them and_not build_up_them.
6 YHWH be_blessed if/because he_has_heard the_sound_of pleadings_of_my.
7 YHWH strength_of_my and_shield_of_my in/on/over_him/it heart_of_my it_has_trusted and_helped heart_of_my and_exults and_with_song_of_my give_thanks_him.
8 YHWH is_strength of and_refuge_of the_salvation(s)_of anointed_of_his he.
9 Save DOM people_of_your and_bless DOM heritage_of_your and_shepherd_their and_carry_them until the_forever.
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