Psaume 28:3

3 Ne m'emporte pas avec les méchants et les hommes iniques, Qui parlent de paix à leur prochain et qui ont la malice dans le coeur.

Psaume 28:3 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 28:3

Draw me not away with the wicked
That is, with those who are notoriously wicked; who are inwardly and outwardly wicked; whose inward part is very wickedness, and who sell themselves and give up themselves to work wickedness: the sense is, that God would not suffer him to be drawn away, or drawn aside by wicked men, but that he would deliver him from temptation; or that he would not give him up into their hands, to be at their mercy; who he knew would not spare him, if they had him in their power; or that he might not die the death of the wicked, and perish with them; see ( Psalms 26:9 Psalms 26:10 ) ;

and with the workers of iniquity;
who make it the trade and business of their lives to commit sin; and which may be applied, not only to profane sinners, but to professors of religion, ( Matthew 7:23 ) ; since it follows,

which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief [is] in their
hearts;
hypocrites, double minded men, who have a form of godliness, but deny the power of it; pretend to religion, and have none; and speak fair to the face, but design mischief and ruin; as Saul and his servants did to David, ( 1 Samuel 18:17 1 Samuel 18:22 ) .

Psaume 28:3 In-Context

1 De David. Eternel! c'est à toi que je crie. Mon rocher! ne reste pas sourd à ma voix, De peur que, si tu t'éloignes sans me répondre, Je ne sois semblable à ceux qui descendent dans la fosse.

2 Ecoute la voix de mes supplications, quand je crie à toi, Quand j'élève mes mains vers ton sanctuaire.

3 Ne m'emporte pas avec les méchants et les hommes iniques, Qui parlent de paix à leur prochain et qui ont la malice dans le coeur.

4 Rends-leur selon leurs oeuvres et selon la malice de leurs actions, Rends-leur selon l'ouvrage de leurs mains; Donne-leur le salaire qu'ils méritent.

5 Car ils ne sont pas attentifs aux oeuvres de l'Eternel, A l'ouvrage de ses mains. Qu'il les renverse et ne les relève point!