Of David.
28 To you I keep calling, O Ahv'ah {Heb. Yahvah} my Rock;
Do not turn a deaf ear to me.
If you keep silent toward me,
I will become like those going down to the pit.
2 Hear my pleas when I cry to you for help
As I lift up my hands toward the innermost room of your sanctuary.
3 Do not drag me away with the wicked, with those practicing what is hurtful,
Those who are speaking words of peace with their fellow man while evil is in their hearts.
4 Pay them back for their deeds,
According to their evil practices.
Repay them for the work of their hands,
According to what they have done.
5 For they pay no attention to the activities of Ahv'ah {Heb. Yahvah},
Nor to the work of his hands.
He will tear them down and not build them up.
6 May Ahv'ah {Heb. Yahvah} be praised,
For he has heard my pleas for help.
7 Ahv'ah {Heb. Yahvah} is my strength and my shield;
In him my heart trusts.
I have received his help, and my heart rejoices,
So I will praise him with my song.
8 Ahv'ah {Heb. Yahvah} is a strength for his people;
He is a stronghold, bringing grand salvation to his anointed one.
9 Save your people, and bless your inheritance.
Shepherd them and carry them in your arms forever.