Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Psalms 28:1-9
Psalms 28:0 Prayer For Judgment and Praise For the Answer 1. Prayer for judgment (Psalms 28:1-5 ) 2. Praise for the answer (Psalms 28:6-9 ) Psalms 28:1-5 . Their cry now increaseth because of their enemies, the enemies of Israel in the last days. They breathe out cruelty to them (Psalms 27:12 ). They pass through the valley of the shadow of death and if He does not answer and remains silent they be like those that go down to the pit. Hence the imprecatory prayer, “Give them according to... read more
Expositor's Bible Commentary - Psalms 28:1-9
Psalms 28:1-9THE unquestionable resemblances to Psalms 26:1-12 scarcely require that this should be considered its companion. The differences are as obvious as the likenesses. While the prayer "Draw me not away with the wicked" and the characterisation of these are alike in both, the further emphatic prayer for retribution here and the closing half of this psalm have nothing corresponding to them in the other. This psalm is built on the familiar plan of groups of two verses each, with the... read more