Psalm 27
1 A Psalm of David.
To thee, O Lord, have I cried;
my God, be not silent toward me:
lest thou be silent toward me,
and so I should be likened to them that go down to the pit.
2 Hearken to the voice of my supplication, when I pray to thee,
when I lift up my hands toward thy holy temple.
3 Draw not away my soul with sinners,
and destroy me not with the workers of iniquity,
who speak peace with their neighbours,
but evils are in their hearts.
4 Give them according to their works,
and according to the wickedness of their devices:
give them according to the works of their hands;
render their recompense unto them.
5 Because they have not attended to the works of the Lord,
even to the works of his hands,
thou shalt pull them down, and shalt not build them up.
6 Blessed be the Lord, for he hath hearkened to the voice of my petition.
7 The Lord is my helper and my defender;
my heart hath hoped in him, and I am helped:
my flesh hath revived,
and willingly will I [1]give praise to him.
8 The Lord is the strength of his people,
and the [2]saving defender of his anointed.
9 Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance:
and take care of them, and lift them up for ever.