Psalm 28

Rejoicing in Answered Prayer

A Psalm of David.

1 To You I will cry, O Lord my Rock: aDo not be silent to me,

bLest, if You are silent to me,

I become like those who go down to the pit.

2 Hear the voice of my supplications

When I cry to You,

cWhen I lift up my hands dtoward Your holy sanctuary.

3 Do not 1take me away with the wicked

And with the workers of iniquity,

eWho speak peace to their neighbors,

But evil is in their hearts.

4 fGive them according to their deeds,

And according to the wickedness of their endeavors;

Give them according to the work of their hands;

Render to them what they deserve.

5 Because gthey do not regard the works of the Lord,

Nor the operation of His hands,

He shall destroy them

And not build them up.

6 Blessed be the Lord,

Because He has heard the voice of my supplications!

7 The Lord is hmy strength and my shield;

My heart itrusted in Him, and I am helped;

Therefore my heart greatly rejoices,

And with my song I will praise Him.

8 The Lord is 2their strength,

And He is the jsaving refuge of His 3anointed.

9 Save Your people,

And bless kYour inheritance;

Shepherd them also,

lAnd bear them up forever.

Psalm 29

Praise to God in His Holiness and Majesty

A Psalm of David.

1 Give 1 aunto the Lord, O you mighty ones,

Give unto the Lord glory and strength.

2 2Give unto the Lord the glory 3due to His name;

Worship the Lord in bthe 4beauty of holiness.

3 The voice of the Lord is over the waters;

cThe God of glory thunders;

The Lord is over many waters.

4 The voice of the Lord is powerful;

The voice of the Lord is full of majesty.

5 The voice of the Lord breaks dthe cedars,

Yes, the Lord splinters the cedars of Lebanon.

6 eHe makes them also skip like a calf,

Lebanon and fSirion like a young wild ox.

7 The voice of the Lord 5divides the flames of fire.

8 The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness;

The Lord shakes the Wilderness of gKadesh.

9 The voice of the Lord makes the hdeer give birth,

And strips the forests bare;

And in His temple everyone says, “Glory!”

10 The iLord sat enthroned at the Flood,

And jthe Lord sits as King forever.

11 kThe Lord will give strength to His people;

The Lord will bless His people with peace.

Psalm 30

The Blessedness of Answered Prayer

A Psalm. A Song aAt the Dedication of the House of David.

1 I will extol You, O Lord, for You have blifted me up,

And have not let my foes crejoice over me.

2 O Lord my God, I cried out to You,

And You dhealed me.

3 O Lord, eYou brought my soul up from the grave;

You have kept me alive, 1that I should not go down to the pit.

4 fSing praise to the Lord, you saints of His,

And give thanks at the remembrance of 2His holy name.

5 For gHis anger is but for a moment,

hHis favor is for life;

Weeping may endure for a night,

But 3joy comes in the morning.

6 Now in my prosperity I said,

“I shall never be 4moved.”

7 Lord, by Your favor You have made my mountain stand strong;

iYou hid Your face, and I was troubled.

8 I cried out to You, O Lord;

And to the Lord I made supplication:

9 “What profit is there in my blood,

When I go down to the pit?

jWill the dust praise You?

Will it declare Your truth?

10 Hear, O Lord, and have mercy on me;

Lord, be my helper!”

11 kYou have turned for me my mourning into dancing;

You have put off 5my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness,

12 To the end that my 6glory may sing praise to You and not be silent.

O Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever.