Psalm 28
Psalm 28
GLOUCESTER  |  Same-Tune Hymns  |  Bible Passage
Author: 1650 Scottish Psalter
Musician: Ravenscroft's Psalter, 1621

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   1  To thee I'll cry, O Lord, my rock;
         hold not thy peace to me;
      Lest like those that to pit descend
         I by thy silence be.
   2  The voice hear of my humble prayers,
         when unto thee I cry;
      When to thine holy oracle
         I lift mine hands on high.

   3  With ill men draw me not away
         that work iniquity;
      That speak peace to their friends, while in
         their hearts doth mischief lie.
   4  Give them according to their deeds
         and ills endeavorèd:
      And as their handy-works deserve,
         to them be renderèd.

   5  God shall not build, but them destroy,
         who would not understand
      The Lord's own works, nor did regard
         the doing of his hand.
   6  For ever blessèd be the Lord,
         for graciously he heard
      The voice of my petïtions,
         and prayèrs did regard.

   7  The Lord's my strength and shield; my heart
         upon him did rely;
      And I am helpèd: hence my heart
         doth joy exceedingly,
      And with my song I will him praise.
   8     Their strength is God alone:
      He also is the saving strength
         of his anointed one.

   9  O thine own people do thou save,
         bless thine inheritance;
      Them also do thou feed, and them
         for evermore advance.


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BIBLE PASSAGE:

1 ¶ Unto thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.
2 Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.
3 Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts.
4 Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavours: give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert.
5 Because they regard not 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 hath heard the voice of my supplications.
7 The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.
8 The LORD is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed.
9 Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever.