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- Chapter 28 -

The Lord is my strength

1
Unto thee will I cry, O Lord my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.(a)
2
Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.(b)
3
Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts.
4
Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavours: give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert.
5
Because they regard not the works of the Lord , nor the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build them up.
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Blessed be the Lord , because he hath heard the voice of my supplications.
7
The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.
8
The Lord is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed.(c) (d)
9
Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever.(e)

Footnotes

(a)28:1 to me: Heb. from me
(b)28:2 thy…: or, the oracle of thy sanctuary
(c)28:8 their: or, his
(d)28:8 saving…: Heb. strength of salvations
(e)28:9 feed: or, rule

The Lord is my strength

1
To you, LORD, I call. My rock, don’t be deaf to me, lest, if you are silent to me, I would become like those who go down into the pit.
2
Hear the voice of my petitions, when I cry to you, when I lift up my hands toward your Most Holy Place.
3
Don’t draw me away with the wicked, with the workers of iniquity who speak peace with their neighbors, but mischief is in their hearts.
4
Give them according to their work, and according to the wickedness of their doings. Give them according to the operation of their hands. Bring back on them what they deserve.
5
Because they don’t respect the works of the LORD, nor the operation of his hands, he will break them down and not build them up.
6
Blessed be the LORD, because he has heard the voice of my petitions.
7
The LORD is my strength and my shield. My heart has trusted in him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart greatly rejoices. With my song I will thank him.
8
The LORD is their strength. He is a stronghold of salvation to his anointed.
9
Save your people, and bless your inheritance. Be their shepherd also, and bear them up forever.
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