Psalm 28:1-9

God answers prayer

1 Lord, I am calling to you for help.

You are my safe place, like a high rock.

Please do not refuse to listen to me.

If you do not answer me,

I will be like those people who are going down into the deep hole of death.

2 Hear me when I call to you for help.

Please be kind to me.

I am lifting up my hands

towards your Most Holy Place.

3 Do not pull me away to punishment,

as you do with wicked people.

Those people do evil things.

They say kind words to their friends,

but really they want to hurt them.

4  Punish them for their sins.

Give back to them what they deserve!

Yes, punish them!

That is the fair thing to do.

5 They do not want to understand

the things that the Lord has done,

or the things that he has made.

The Lord will punish them,

and he will remove them for ever.

6 We should praise the Lord!

He has been kind to me,

when I called to him for help.

7 The Lord makes me strong.

He keeps me safe like a shield.

I trust in him completely,

and he has helped me.

I am very happy,

and I will thank him with my songs.

8 The Lord makes his people strong.

He protects the king that he has chosen.

The Lord keeps him safe.

9 Lord, save your people!

Bless the people who belong to you!

Take care of your people like a shepherd.

Always carry them in your arms!