Psalms 28:1-6

My Strength

1

Davidic.

1 Lord, I call to You; my rock, do not be deaf to me. If You remain silent to me, I will be like those going down to the Pit.

2 Listen to the sound of my pleading when I cry to You for help, when I lift up my hands toward Your holy sanctuary.

3 Do not drag me away with the wicked, with the evildoers, who speak in friendly ways with their neighbors, while malice is in their hearts.^[a]

4 Repay them according to what they have done- according to the evil of their deeds. Repay them according to the work of their hands; give them back what they deserve.

5 Because they do not consider what the Lord has done or the work of His hands, He will tear them down and not rebuild them.

6 May the Lord be praised, for He has heard the sound of my pleading.

Psalms 28:1-6 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 28

\\<<[A Psalm] of David>>\\. This psalm, Aben Ezra says, David either composed himself, or one of the singers for him; the former seems most likely; and it might be made by him when he was persecuted by Saul, or when delivered from him; or at least when he had faith and hope that he should be delivered: the psalm consists of two parts, petitions and thanksgivings.

Footnotes

• [a]. Ps 26:9-10