John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 28:2
Hear the voice of my supplications ,.... Which proceed from the Spirit of grace and of supplication, and are put up in an humble manner, under a sense of wants and unworthiness, and on the foot of grace and mercy, and not merit; when I cry unto thee ; as he now did, and determined he would, and continue so doing, until he was heard; when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle : the holy of holies, in the tabernacle and in the temple, which was sometimes so called, 1 Kings 6:23 ;... read more
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