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Psalms

A collection of songs and prayers expressing a wide range of emotions and thoughts on faith.

Chapter 28

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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.

*I will call out to you, God, my strong protector; don't ignore me. If you don't help me, I might be like those who go down to a terrible place.

2 Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.

*Listen to my prayers, as I call on you, when I raise my hands towards your sacred place.

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.

*Don't let me be led astray by bad people who pretend to be nice to others but secretly have evil intentions.

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.

*Reward people based on what they do, and how wicked their actions are. Pay them back according to their actions.

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.

*Because they don't consider what the LORD does or how he works, he will destroy them and won't support them.

6 Blessed be the LORD, because he hath heard the voice of my supplications.

*Praised is God, for He has listened to my prayers.

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.

*The LORD is my power and my protection. I trust in Him, and He helps me. That's why my heart is very happy, and I sing to praise Him.

8 The LORD is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed.

*The LORD is their power, and he is the safety for those he has chosen.

9 Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever.

*Save your people and bless what belongs to you; feed them too and raise them forever.

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