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Because they do not understand the Lord’s works,
    the work of his hands,(A)
He will tear them down,
    never to rebuild them.

II

[a]Blessed be the Lord,
    who has heard the sound of my pleading.
The Lord is my strength and my shield,
    in whom my heart trusts.
I am helped, so my heart rejoices;
    with my song I praise him.

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Footnotes

  1. 28:6 The psalmist shifts to fervent thanksgiving, probably responding to a priestly or prophetic oracle in Ps 28:5cd (not usually transmitted) assuring the worshiper that the prayer has been heard.

Because they have no regard for the deeds of the Lord
    and what his hands have done,(A)
he will tear them down
    and never build them up again.

Praise be to the Lord,(B)
    for he has heard my cry for mercy.(C)
The Lord is my strength(D) and my shield;
    my heart trusts(E) in him, and he helps me.
My heart leaps for joy,(F)
    and with my song I praise him.(G)

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