Psalm 28 - My Strength and My Shield

A cry against silence from God that turns into praise for His saving strength.

Psalm 28: My Strength and My Shield

Psalm 28 begins with David crying out so the LORD will not stay silent, a plea as urgent as Psalms 27, lifting his hands toward the holy oracle and asking not to be drawn away with the wicked. He asks that workers of iniquity be repaid according to their deeds.


The title of the eiyt and twentithe salm. The salm, ethir song of Dauid. Ye sones of God, brynge to the Lord; brynge ye to the Lord the sones of rammes.

Brynge ye to the Lord glorie and onour; brynge ye to the Lord glorie to his name; herie ye the Lord in his hooli large place.

The vois of the Lord on watris, God of mageste thundride; the Lord on many watris.

The vois of the Lord in vertu; the vois of the Lord in greet doyng.

The vois of the Lord brekynge cedris; and the Lord schal breke the cedris of the Liban.

And he schal al to-breke hem to dust as a calf of the Liban; and the derling was as the sone of an vnycorn.

The vois of the Lord departynge the flawme of fier;

the vois of the Lord schakynge desert; and the Lord schal stire togidere the desert of Cades.

The vois of the Lord makynge redi hertis, and he schal schewe thicke thingis; and in his temple alle men schulen seie glorie.

The Lord makith to enhabite the greet flood; and the Lord schal sitte kyng with outen ende.

The Lord schal yyue vertu to his puple; the Lord schal blesse his puple in pees.

The tone shifts to praise once David declares "the LORD is my strength and my shield," blessing God for hearing his supplications. He closes by asking God to save and feed His people, a theme carried into <a href="/bible/wycliffe/psalms/chapter-30/11">Psalms 30:11-12</a>; continue to <a href="/bible/wycliffe/psalms/chapter-29">Psalms 29</a>.