Psalm 28-30

English Standard Version

The Lord Is My Strength and My Shield

Of David.

28 To you, O Lord, I call;
    ^(A)my rock, be not deaf to me,
lest, if you ^(B)be silent to me,
    I become like those who ^(C)go down to the pit.
²^(D)Hear the voice of my pleas for mercy,
    when I cry to you for help,
when I ^(E)lift up my hands
    ^(F)toward your most holy sanctuary.^[a]

³Do not ^(G)drag me off with the wicked,
    with the workers of evil,
^(H)who speak peace with their neighbors
    while evil is in their hearts.
⁴^(I)Give to them according to their work
    and according to the evil of their deeds;
give to them according to the work of their hands;
    ^(J)render them their due reward.
⁵Because they ^(K)do not regard the works of the Lord
    or the work of his hands,
he will tear them down and build them up no more.

⁶Blessed be the Lord!
    For he has ^(L)heard the voice of my pleas for mercy.
⁷The Lord is my strength and ^(M)my shield;
    in him my heart ^(N)trusts, and I am helped;
my heart exults,
    and with my ^(O)song I give thanks to him.

⁸The Lord is the strength of his people;^[b]
he is ^(P)the saving refuge of his anointed.
⁹Oh, save your people and bless ^(Q)your heritage!
^(R)Be their shepherd and ^(S)carry them forever.

Ascribe to the Lord Glory

A Psalm of David.

29 Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings,^[c]
^(T)ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
²Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
worship the Lord in ^(U)the splendor of holiness.^[d]

³The voice of the Lord is over ^(V)the waters;
    the God of glory ^(W)thunders,
    the Lord, over many waters.
⁴The voice of the Lord is ^(X)powerful;
    the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.

⁵The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;
the Lord breaks ^(Y)the cedars of Lebanon.
⁶He makes Lebanon to ^(Z)skip like a calf,
and ^(AA)Sirion like a young ^(AB)wild ox.

⁷The voice of the Lord flashes forth flames of fire.
⁸The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness;
the Lord shakes the wilderness of ^(AC)Kadesh.

⁹The voice of the Lord makes ^(AD)the deer give birth^[e]
and strips the forests bare,
and in his temple all cry, “Glory!”

¹⁰The Lord sits enthroned over ^(AE)the flood;
the Lord sits enthroned ^(AF)as king forever.
¹¹May the Lord give ^(AG)strength to his people!
May the Lord bless^[f] his people with ^(AH)peace!

Joy Comes with the Morning

A Psalm of David. A song at the dedication of ^(AI)the temple.

30 I will ^(AJ)extol you, O Lord, for you have drawn me up
    and have not let my foes ^(AK)rejoice over me.
²O Lord my God, I ^(AL)cried to you for help,
    and you have ^(AM)healed me.
³O Lord, you have brought up my soul from ^(AN)Sheol;
    you restored me to life from among those who ^(AO)go down to the pit.^[g]

⁴Sing praises to the Lord, O you ^(AP)his saints,
    and ^(AQ)give thanks to his holy name.^[h]
⁵^(AR)For his anger is but for a moment,
    and ^(AS)his favor is for a lifetime.^[i]
^(AT)Weeping may tarry for the night,
    but ^(AU)joy comes with the morning.

⁶As for me, I said in my ^(AV)prosperity,
    “I shall never be ^(AW)moved.”
⁷By your favor, O Lord,
    you made my ^(AX)mountain stand strong;
you ^(AY)hid your face;
    I was ^(AZ)dismayed.

⁸To you, O Lord, I cry,
    and ^(BA)to the Lord I plead for mercy:
⁹“What profit is there in my death,^[j]
    if I go down to the pit?^[k]
Will ^(BB)the dust praise you?
    Will it tell of your faithfulness?
¹⁰^(BC)Hear, O Lord, and be merciful to me!
    O Lord, be my helper!”

¹¹You have turned for me my mourning into ^(BD)dancing;
    you have loosed my sackcloth
    and clothed me with gladness,
¹²that my ^(BE)glory may sing your praise and not be silent.
    O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever!

Footnotes

Psalm 28:2 Hebrew your innermost sanctuary
Psalm 28:8 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts is their strength
Psalm 29:1 Hebrew sons of God, or sons of might
Psalm 29:2 Or in holy attire
Psalm 29:9 Revocalization yields makes the oaks to shake
Psalm 29:11 Or The Lord will give… The Lord will bless
Psalm 30:3 Or to life, that I should not go down to the pit
Psalm 30:4 Hebrew to the memorial of his holiness (see Exodus 3:15)
Psalm 30:5 Or and in his favor is life
Psalm 30:9 Hebrew in my blood
Psalm 30:9 Or to corruption