August 30: Psalm 28; 1 Samuel 17; Habakkuk 3; Luke 1:1–25

Psalms and Wisdom: Psalm 28 Psalm 28 (Listen) The Lord Is My Strength and My Shield Of David. 28   To you, O LORD, I call;<br />    my rock, be not deaf to me,<br />  lest, if you be silent to me,<br />    I become like those who go down to the pit.<br />2   Hear the voice of my pleas for mercy,<br />    when I cry to you for help,<br />  when I lift up my hands<br />    toward your most holy sanctuary.1<br /> 3   Do not drag me off with the wicked,<br />    with the workers of evil,<br />  who speak peace with their neighbors<br />    while evil is in their hearts.<br />4   Give to them according to their work<br />    and according to the evil of their deeds;<br />  give to them according to the work of their hands;<br />    render them their due reward.<br />5   Because they do not regard the works of the LORD<br />    or the work of his hands,<br />  he will tear them down and build them up no more.<br />