Psalms 28:4 - Exposition

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 γένοιτο . David shows in both respects a moral nature uncorrupted by contact with the world of his day.