Psalms 28:3 - Exposition

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 ; 2 Samuel 20:9 , 2 Samuel 20:10 ; and for the wide prevalence of such treacherous dealing, comp. Psalms 4:1-8 :20, 21; Jeremiah 9:8 .)