Psalm 28:3

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 28:1-5

In these verses David is very earnest in prayer. I. He prays that God would graciously hear and answer him, now that, in his distress, he called upon him, Ps. 28:1, 2. Observe his faith in prayer: O Lord, my rock, denoting his belief of God's power (he is a rock) and his dependence upon that power??He is my rock, on whom I build my hope.? Observe his fervency in prayer: ?To thee will I cry, as one in earnest, being ready to sink, unless thou come in with seasonable succour.? And observe how... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 28:3

Draw me not away with the wicked ,.... That is, with those who are notoriously wicked; who are inwardly and outwardly wicked; whose inward part is very wickedness, and who sell themselves and give up themselves to work wickedness: the sense is, that God would not suffer him to be drawn away, or drawn aside by wicked men, but that he would deliver him from temptation; or that he would not give him up into their hands, to be at their mercy; who he knew would not spare him, if they had him in... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 28:3

Draw file not away - Let me not be involved in the punishment of the wicked. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 28:3

Verse 3 3.Draw me not away with wicked men. The meaning is, that in circumstances so dissimilar, God should not mingle the righteous with the wicked in the same indiscriminate destruction. (595) Undoubtedly, too, in speaking of his enemies, he indirectly asserts his own integrity. But he did not pray in this manner, because he thought that God was indiscriminately and unreasonably angry with men; he reasons rather from the nature of God, that he ought to cherish good hope, because it was God’s... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 28:1-9

Providence and prayer. The contents of this psalm are in some respects similar to the contents of others already noticed. But there is one peculiarity about it to which we here propose to devote special attention. It is seen in the psalmist's prayer against his enemies. On account of such petitions, much reproach has been cast on the Bible itself—as if all the sixty-six books of which the Scriptures are composed were to be held responsible for the prayers and petitions of every Old... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 28:1-9

Man's cry and God's response. In this psalm we find— I. MAN 'S CRY TO GOD . ( Psalms 28:1-5 .) Prayer is an instinct of the heart. Man cries to man. There is a bond of brotherhood between all men. The simple fact that a brother is in need gives him a claim to help. Friend cries to friend. The nearer our relationships, the deeper our obligations. The child cries to its lather. Whatever may be the conduct of others, we are sure that parents will do what they can for their... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 28:1-9

The oppressed righteous king. It is the king who speaks, whose cause is identical with that of the people. Difference between this and the twenty-sixth psalm. The ground-thought of both is that God will not involve in the same outward fate those who are inwardly different; and that the lot of the wicked cannot be the same as that of the righteous. But there it is the oppressed individual righteous man that speaks; here it is the oppressed righteous king speaking for himself and his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 28:3

Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity (comp. Psalms 26:9 ). The metaphor implied in "draw me not away "is that of a hunter, drawing prey of all kinds to him enclosed within a net. The psalmist prays that he may not share the fate of the workers of iniquity, over whom he seems to see some terrible judgment impending. Which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts. (For extreme instances of this kind of wickedness, see 2 Samuel 3:27... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 28:3

Draw me not away with the wicked - See the notes at Psalms 26:9. The prayer here, as well as the prayer in Psalms 26:9, expresses a strong desire not to be united with wicked people in feeling or in destiny - in life or in death - on earth or in the future world. The reason of the prayer seems to have been that the psalmist, being at this time under a strong temptation to associate with wicked persons, and feeling the force of the temptation, was apprehensive that he should be left to “yield”... 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

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