Psalm 28

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 28:6

Blessed be the Lord, because he hath heard the voice of my supplications - This is one of those passages which frequently occur in the Psalms, when there has been an earnest and anxious prayer offered to God, and when the answer to the prayer seems to be immediate. The mind of the anxious and troubled pleader becomes calm; the promises of God are brought directly to the soul; the peace which was sought is obtained; and he who began the psalm with deep anxiety and trouble of mind, rejoices at... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 28:7

The Lord is my strength - See the notes at Psalms 18:1.And my shield - See the notes at Psalms 3:3. Compare Psalms 33:20; Psalms 59:11; Psalms 84:9; Psalms 89:18; Genesis 15:1.My heart trusted in him - I trusted or confided in him. See Psalms 13:5.And I am helped - I have found the assistance which I desired.Therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth - I greatly rejoice. I am happy. He had found the assurance of the divine favor which he desired, and his heart was glad.And with my song will I praise... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 28:8

The Lord is their strength - Margin, “his strength.” The Hebrew is, “their strength,” or “strength to them.” The allusion is to the people of God. The course of thought seems to be, that the psalmist, having derived in his own case assistance from God, or having found God a strength to him, his mind turns from this fact to the general idea that God was the strength of “all” who were in similar circumstancaes; or that all His people might confide in Him as he had done.And he is the saving... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 28:9

Save thy people - All thy people. The psalm appropriately closes with a prayer for all the people of God. The prayer is offered in view of the deliverance which the psalmist had himself experienced, and he prays that all the people of God might experience similar deliverance and mercy.And bless thine inheritance - Thy heritage; Thy people. The Hebrew word properly means “taking possession of anything; occupation.” Then it comes to mean “possession; domain; estate:” Num, Psalms 18:21. Thus it is... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 28

A.M. 2987. B.C. 1017. This Psalm seems to have been composed on an occasion, if not the same with, yet similar to, that on which the preceding was made. It is mixed, as many of David’s other Psalms are, of hopes and fears, prayers and praises. We have, (1,) A prayer for help, Psalms 28:1-3 . (2,) The doom of the wicked, Psalms 28:4 , Psalms 28:5 . (3,) A thanksgiving closed with prayer, Psalms 28:6-9 . read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 28:1

Psalms 28:1. Be not silent to me Hebrew, אל תחרשׁ ממני , al techeresh mimmenni, be not deaf to me, that is, to my prayers; do not act as if thou didst not hear, or didst disregard my prayers; lest, if thou be silent to me And return no answer to my petitions; I become like them that go down to the pit That is, lest I be in the same condition with them, a dead, lost, undone creature, as I certainly shall be if thou do not succour me. If God be not my friend, and appear not for me, my... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 28:2

Psalms 28:2. When I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle Earnestly desiring and confidently expecting an answer of peace from thence. The most holy place within the veil is here, as elsewhere, called the oracle. There the ark and the mercy-seat were; there God was said to dwell between the cherubim, and thence he spake to his people, Numbers 7:89. This was a type of Christ, and it is to him that we must lift up our eyes and hands, for through him all good comes from God to us. It was... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 28:3

Psalms 28:3. Draw me not away with the wicked The sense is, either, 1st, Do not suffer me to be drawn away, by their counsel or example, to imitate them in their evil courses. For God is often said to do that which he doth not effect, but only permits. Or, 2d, Do not drag me, as thou dost or wilt these evil-doers, to execution and destruction. Let me not die the death of the wicked. This seems best to suit with the following context, wherein he foretels that destruction to be coming upon... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 28:4

Psalms 28:4. Give them according to their deeds, &c. It is fit that they should suffer as they have acted, and reap the fruit of their manifold wickedness. Give them after the work of their hands, &c. Dispense a reward to them according to their works, and deal with them as they have dealt with others. This verse would be better translated in the future; Thou wilt give, &c. For this prayer is evidently a prophecy, that God will, sooner or later, render to all impenitent... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 28:5

Psalms 28:5. Because they regard not the works of the Lord The providential works of God, both for and toward his church and people, by which works he manifests himself, declares his mind and will, and speaks to the children of men; and a serious observation of which would have made them afraid of opposing God’s people, or of attempting to obstruct God’s designs in their favour. It is justly observed by Henry here, that “a stupid regardlessness of the works of God is the cause of the sin of... read more

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 28:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 28:7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 28:8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 28:9

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 28

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 28:1

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 28:2

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 28:3

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 28:4

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 28:5

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