Study Desk

Davidic.

Lord , I call to You; my rock, do not be deaf to me.^(a) If You remain silent to me, I will be like those going down to the Pit.^(b)

Listen to the sound of my pleading when I cry to You for help, when I lift up my hands toward Your holy sanctuary.^(c)

Do not drag me away with the wicked, with the evildoers, who speak in friendly ways with their neighbors while malice is in their hearts.^(d)

Repay them according to what they have done— according to the evil of their deeds. Repay them according to the work of their hands; give them back what they deserve.^(e)

Because they do not consider what the Lord has done or the work of His hands, He will tear them down and not rebuild them.^(f)

May the Lord be praised, for He has heard the sound of my pleading.^(g)

The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped.^(h) Therefore my heart rejoices, and I praise Him with my song.⁽ⁱ⁾

The Lord is the strength of His people;^[a] He is a stronghold of salvation for His anointed.^(j)

Save Your people, bless Your possession, shepherd them, and carry them forever.^(k)