Psalm 28:4 NIV

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 28:4

Give them according to their deeds ,.... According to the demerit of them, which is death, even death eternal; and according to the wickedness of their endeavours ; for though wicked men do not always succeed; yet their want of success does not excuse their wickedness; give them after the work of their hands ; see 2 Timothy 4:14 ; render to them their desert ; what their iniquities, in thought, word, and deed, deserve: such petitions are not contrary to that Christian charity... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 28:4

Give them - Is the same as thou wilt give them; a prophetic declaration of what their lot will be. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 28:4

Verse 4 4.Give them according to their works. Having thus requested God to have a regard to his innocence, the Psalmist thunders forth a curse against his enemies. And the accumulation of words shows that he had groaned long and grievously under the burden before he broke forth to desire such vengeance. He intimates that the wicked of whom he speaks had transgressed not once, nor for a short time, nor in one way, but that they had proceeded so far in their constant evil doings, that their... 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 28:4

Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavours . The feeling of righteous indignation, naturally implanted in us, causes us to desire the punishment of the wicked, quite apart from any wrong that they may have done to ourselves (Aristotle, 'Rhet.,' Psalms 2:1 , § 3). Give them after the work of their hands: render to them their desert . Nothing satisfies our moral feelings but exact retribution— εἴκε τάθοι τάκ ἔρεξε , δίκη η ἰθεῖα... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 28:4

Give them according to their deeds - Deal righteously with them. Recompense them as they deserve.And according to the wickedness of their endeavours - Their designs; their works; their plans.Give them after the work of their hands - Reward them according to what they do.Render to them their desert - A just recompense. This whole verse is a prayer that God would deal “justly” with them. There is no evidence that there is anything of vindictiveness or malice in the prayer. In itself considered,... 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

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 28:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 28:4

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 28:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 28:1-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 28:1-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 28:1-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 28:4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 28:4

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

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