Psalms 28:1-5

Of David.

1 To you, LORD, I call; you are my Rock, do not turn a deaf ear to me. For if you remain silent, I will be like those who go down to the pit.

2 Hear my cry for mercy as I call to you for help, as I lift up my hands toward your Most Holy Place.

3 Do not drag me away with the wicked, with those who do evil, who speak cordially with their neighbors but harbor malice in their hearts.

4 Repay them for their deeds and for their evil work; repay them for what their hands have done and bring back on them what they deserve.

5 Because they have no regard for the deeds of the LORDand what his hands have done, he will tear them down and never build them up again.

Psalms 28:1-5 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.

Cross References

• 1. S Deuteronomy 1:45
• 2. S Esther 4:14; Psalms 83:1
• 3. S Job 33:18; Psalms 88:4
• 4. Psalms 17:1; Psalms 61:1; Psalms 116:1; Psalms 130:2; Psalms 142:1; Psalms 143:1; Psalms 138:2; Psalms 140:6
• 5. S Ezra 9:5; Psalms 63:4; Psalms 141:2; Lamentations 2:19; 1 Timothy 2:8
• 6. Psalms 5:7; Psalms 11:4
• 7. Psalms 12:2; S Psalms 26:4; Psalms 55:21; Psalms 26:9; Jeremiah 9:8
• 8. Psalms 62:12; 2 Timothy 4:14; Revelation 22:12
• 9. Lamentations 3:64; Revelation 18:6
• 10. Isaiah 5:12