E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 28:9
Feed = tend as a shepherd. Compare Psalms 23:0 . read more
Psalm 28
E.W. Bullinger
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 28:1
PSALM 28AN ANSWERED PRAYEROf many excellent titles which have been suggested by writers, we have chosen this one by Kyle Yates.[1]The organization of the psalm is simple. There are just two divisions: (1) The Prayer (Psalms 28:1-5); and (2) The Answer (Psalms 28:6-9).The ancient title which has come down to us identifies this as "A Psalm of David"; and Barnes assures us that, "There is no need for doubting the correctness of the inscription."[2]Delitzsch identified the occasion for this psalm... read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 28:2
"Hear the voice of my supplications when I cry unto thee,When I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.Draw me not away with the wicked,And with the workers of iniquity;That speak peace with their neighbors,But mischief is in their hearts.""When I lift up my hands" (Psalms 28:2). "Psalms 28:1-2, here are a prelude to the prayer proper, on the double ground of his helplessness apart from God, and of his lifting up his hands in prayer."[6] David is in such danger that unless God hears him, he... read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 28:4
"Give them according to their work, and according to the wickedness of their doings:Give them after the operation of their hands;Render to them their desert.Because they regard not the works of Jehovah,Nor the operation of his hands,He will break them down and not build them up."This is a fourfold plea that God will deal with the wicked as they deserve. The plea is that God will execute justice upon the wicked enemies: (1) according to their work; (2) according to their wickedness; (3) after... read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 28:6
"Blessed is Jehovah,Because he hath heard the voice of my supplications.Jehovah is my strength and my shield;My heart hath trusted in him, and I am helped;Therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth;And with my song will I praise him.""He hath heard the voice of my supplications" (Psalms 28:6). This man, when he stood praying, believed that he had what he asked, and, so, believing, had it. There was no change in circumstances, but he was changed. Now there was no fear of going down into the pit, and... read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 28:8
"Jehovah is their strength, and he is a stronghold of salvation to his anointed.Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance:Be their shepherd also, and bear them up forever""Stronghold ... to his anointed" (Psalms 28:8). Addis stated that "anointed" in this passage may refer, "Either to the king or to the high priests."[22] This is true enough, of course; but as Dahood noted, in this passage, "The reference is to the King."[23]"Here David builds upon the fact that he is God's anointed, that he... read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 28:1
Psalms 28:0. David prayeth [or prophesieth] earnestly against his enemies: he blesseth God; he prayeth for the people. A Psalm of David. Title. לדוד ledavid.— This Psalm, as well as the foregoing, is supposed to have been written by David towards the latter end of his reign; at a time when, his wars being almost finished, some of his own subjects, probably those of Sheba's party, mentioned 2 Samuel 20:0 took an opportunity to give him some disturbance. This Psalm, says Mudge, has several... read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 28:4
Psalms 28:4. Render to them their desert— Their own rendering; as they have rendered to others. This verse would be translated better in the future: Thou wilt give them, &c. See the next verse. read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 28:8
Psalms 28:8. The Lord is their strength— The Lord is his guard; even he himself is the triumphant guard of his anointed. So Mudge; who observes, that the words are evidently spoken by the people, or priests, returning the words which the king had just before used. Houbigant renders it, The Lord is the strength of his people; and indeed our translation, as it now stands, plainly refers to the people in the next verse. read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 28:8
their = [strength] to His People. The letter Aleph being interchangeable with Ayin. This orthography is attested by some codices, and by Septuagint and Syriac. Thus agreeing with Psalms 29:11 . saving strength = great saving strength. Hebrew "strength of salvations". Plural of majesty. of = to. His anointed = His Messiah, as in Psalms 2:2 . read more