Psalm 28:1-4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 28:1

Unto thee will I cry - That is, under the consciousness of the danger to which I am exposed - the danger of being drawn away into the society of the wicked. In such circumstances his reliance was not on his own strength; or on his own resolutions; on his own heart; or on his fellowmen. He felt that he was safe only in God, and he appeals to Him, therefore, in this earnest manner, to save him.O Lord my rock - See the notes at Psalms 18:2.Be not silent to me - Margin, “from me.” So the Hebrew.... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 28:2

Hear the voice of my supplications - It was not mental prayer which he offered; it was a petition uttered audibly.When I lift up my hands - To lift up the hands denotes supplication, as this was a common attitude in prayer. See the notes at 1 Timothy 2:8.Toward thy holy oracle - Margin, as in Hebrew, “toward the oracle of thy holiness.” The word “oracle” as used here denotes the place where the answer to prayer is given. The Hebrew word - דביר debı̂yr - means properly the inner sanctuary of the... 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

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 28:1

Psalms 28:1. Be not silent to me Hebrew, אל תחרשׁ ממני , al techeresh mimmenni, be not deaf to me, that is, to my prayers; do not act as if thou didst not hear, or didst disregard my prayers; lest, if thou be silent to me And return no answer to my petitions; I become like them that go down to the pit That is, lest I be in the same condition with them, a dead, lost, undone creature, as I certainly shall be if thou do not succour me. If God be not my friend, and appear not for me, my... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 28:2

Psalms 28:2. When I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle Earnestly desiring and confidently expecting an answer of peace from thence. The most holy place within the veil is here, as elsewhere, called the oracle. There the ark and the mercy-seat were; there God was said to dwell between the cherubim, and thence he spake to his people, Numbers 7:89. This was a type of Christ, and it is to him that we must lift up our eyes and hands, for through him all good comes from God to us. It was... 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

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

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 28:1-9

Psalms 26-28 Living uprightlyDavid appeals to God to support him against those who plot evil against him. God has done a work of grace in his life, and this causes him to hate the company of worthless people and make every effort to live the sort of life that pleases God (26:1-5). He desires righteousness, delights in worship, loves to spend hours in the house of God and enjoys telling others about God (6-8). He therefore asks that he will not suffer the same end as the wicked (9-10). Though... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 28:1

Title. A Psalm. App-65 . of David = by David, or relating to the true David. The Psalm is a continuation of Psalms 27:0 , and stands in relation to Psalms 18:0 . LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4 . In Psalms 28:0 and Psalms 29:0 thereare twenty verses, and Jehovah occurs twenty times. rock. Heb. zur See note on Psalms 18:1-2 and compare Psalms 27:5 . The reference is to Psalms 18:0 . not silent = not deaf, and so dumb. Heb. harash. be silent = be quiet, or silent. Hebrew. hashah. the pit.... read more

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