Psalm 28. Ad te, Domine.

1. O Lord, I call to you; my Rock, do not be deaf to my cry; *
   lest, if you do not hear me, I become like those who go down to the Pit.
2. Hear the voice of my prayer when I cry out to you, *
   when I lift up my hands to your holy of holies.
3. Do not snatch me away with the wicked or with the evildoers, *
   who speak peaceably with their neighbors, while strife is in their hearts.
4. Repay them according to their deeds, *
   and according to the wickedness of their actions.
5. According to the work of their hands repay them, *
   and give them their just desserts.
6. They have no understanding of the Lord's doings, nor of the works of his hands; *
   therefore he will break them down and not build them up.
7. Blessed is the Lord! *
   for he has heard the voice of my prayer.
8. The Lord is my strength and my shield; *
   my heart trusts in him, and I have been helped;
9. Therefore my heart dances for joy, *
   and in my song will I praise him.
10. The Lord is the strength of his people, *
    a safe refuge for his anointed.
11. Save your people and bless your inheritance; *
    shepherd them and carry them for ever.