New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 28

A Prayer for Help, and Praise for Its Answer.

A Psalm of David.

1To You, O Lordיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehH3068,I callאֶקְרָ֗א'ek.Ra'H7121; Myrockצוּרִי֮tzu.RiH6697,do not be deafתֶּחֱרַ֪שׁte.che.RashH2790to me, For if Youare silentתֶּֽחֱשֶׁ֥הte.che.ShehH2814to me,I will becomeH4911likeH4911those whogoי֥וֹרְדֵיYor.deiH3381downH3381to the pitבֽוֹר׃VorH953.

2Hearשְׁמַ֤עshe.Ma'H8085thevoiceק֣וֹלKolH6963of my supplicationsתַּ֭חֲנוּנַיTa.cha.nu.naiH8469when I cryבְּשַׁוְּעִ֣יbe.sha.ve.'IH7768to You for helpH7768, When Iliftבְּנָשְׂאִ֥יbe.na.se.'IH5375up my handsיָ֝דַ֗יya.DaiH3027towardH413Your holyקָדְשֶֽׁךָ׃kod.She.chaH6944sanctuaryדְּבִ֥ירde.VirH1687.

3Do not dragH4900me awayתִּמְשְׁכֵ֣נִיtim.she.Khe.niH4900with the wickedרְשָׁעִים֮re.sha.'ImH7563And with those who workפֹּ֪עֲלֵ֫יpo.'a.LeiH6466iniquityאָ֥וֶן'A.venH205, Whospeakדֹּבְרֵ֣יdoe.ReiH1696peaceשָׁ֭לוֹםSha.lomH7965with their neighborsרֵֽעֵיהֶ֑םre.'ei.HemH7453,While evilH7463is in their heartsבִּלְבָבָֽם׃bil.va.VamH3824.

4Requiteתֶּן־ten-H5414themaccording to their workכְּפָעֳלָם֮ke.fo.'o.LamH6467and according to the evilוּכְרֹ֪עַu.khe.Ro.a'H7455of their practicesמַֽעַלְלֵ֫יהֶ֥םma.'a.Lei.HemH4611;Requiteתֵּ֣ןtenH5414them according to the deedsכְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הke.ma.'a.SehH4639of their handsיְ֭דֵיהֶםYe.dei.hemH3027;Repayהָשֵׁ֖בha.ShevH7725them theirrecompenseגְּמוּלָ֣םge.mu.LamH1576.

5Becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588theydo not regardיָבִ֡ינוּya.Vi.nuH995the worksפְּעֻלֹּ֣תpe.'u.LotH6468of the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068NorH3808the deedsמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639of His handsיָדָ֑יוya.DavH3027,He will tearיֶ֝הֶרְסֵ֗םye.her.SemH2040them downH2040and not buildיִבְנֵֽם׃yiv.NemH1129them up.

6Blessedבָּר֥וּךְba.RukhH1288be the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,Becauseכִּי־ki.Sha-H3588Hehas heardשָׁ֝מַעSha.ma'H8085the voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963of my supplicationתַּחֲנוּנָֽי׃ta.cha.nu.NaiH8469.

7The Lordיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068is mystrengthעֻזִּ֥י'u.ZiH5797and myshieldוּמָגִנִּי֮u.ma.gi.NiH4043;My heartלִבִּ֗יli.BiH3820trustsבָטַ֥חva.TachH982in Him, and I am helpedוְֽנֶ֫עֱזָ֥רְתִּיve.Ne.'e.Za.re.tiH5826; Thereforemy heartלִבִּ֑יli.BiH3820exultsוַיַּעֲלֹ֥זvai.ya.'a.LozH5937, And withmy songוּֽמִשִּׁירִ֥יu.mi.shi.RiH7892I shall thankאֲהוֹדֶֽנּוּ׃'a.ho.De.nuH3034Him.

8The Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068is theirstrengthעֹֽז־'oz-H5797, And He is asavingיְשׁוּע֖וֹתye.shu.'otH3444defenseוּמָ֘ע֤וֹזu.Ma.'ozH4581to His anointedמְשִׁיח֣וֹme.shi.ChoH4899.

9Saveהוֹשִׁ֤יעָה׀ho.Shi.'ahH3467Your peopleעַמֶּ֗ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971and blessוּבָרֵ֥ךְu.va.RekhH1288Your inheritanceנַחֲלָתֶ֑ךָna.cha.la.Te.khaH5159; Be theirshepherdוּֽרְעֵ֥םu.re.'EmH7462also, andcarryוְ֝נַשְּׂאֵ֗םve.na.se.'EmH5375them foreverעַד־ הָעוֹלָֽם׃'ad- ha.'o.LamH5704 H5769.

A Prayer for Help, and Praise for Its Answer.

A Psalm of David.

Commentaries on Psalms 28