Psalms 28
28
Petition and Thanksgiving
1Of David.
I
To you, Lord, I call;
my Rock, do not be deaf to me,#Ps 18:2.
Do not be silent toward me,
so that I join those who go down to the pit.#Ps 30:4; 88:5; 143:7; Prv 1:12.
2Hear the sound of my pleading when I cry to you for help
when I lift up my hands toward your holy place.#Your holy place: the innermost part of the Temple, the holy of holies, containing the ark, cf. 1 Kgs 6:16, 19–23; 8:6–8.#Ps 134:2.
3Do not drag me off with the wicked,
with those who do wrong,#Ps 26:9.
Who speak peace to their neighbors
though evil is in their hearts.#Ps 12:2; 55:22; 62:5; Prv 26:24–28.
4Repay them for their deeds,
for the evil that they do.
For the work of their hands repay them;
give them what they deserve.#2 Sm 3:39.
5Because they do not understand the Lord’s works,
the work of his hands,#Is 5:12.
He will tear them down,
never to rebuild them.
II
6#The psalmist shifts to fervent thanksgiving, probably responding to a priestly or prophetic oracle in Ps 28:5cd (not usually transmitted) assuring the worshiper that the prayer has been heard.Blessed be the Lord,
who has heard the sound of my pleading.
7The Lord is my strength and my shield,
in whom my heart trusts.
I am helped, so my heart rejoices;
with my song I praise him.
III
8#Your people…your anointed: salvation is more than individual, affecting all the people and their God-given leader. Lord, you are a strength for your people,
the saving refuge of your anointed.
9Save your people, bless your inheritance;
pasture and carry them forever!
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Psalm 28
28
The Lord Is My Strength and My Shield
Of David.
1To you, O Lord, I call;
# See Ps. 18:2 my rock, be not deaf to me,
lest, if you #Ps. 35:22; 39:12; 83:1; 109:1 be silent to me,
I become like those who #Ps. 88:4; 143:7go down to the pit.
2 #
Ps. 140:6 Hear the voice of my pleas for mercy,
when I cry to you for help,
when I #Ps. 134:2; 141:2; Lam. 2:19; 1 Tim. 2:8; [Ps. 119:48] lift up my hands
#
Ps. 5:7; 138:2; [1 Kgs. 8:29] toward your most holy sanctuary.#28:2 Hebrew your innermost sanctuary
3Do not #[Ps. 26:9; Ezek. 32:20] drag me off with the wicked,
with the workers of evil,
#
Jer. 9:8; [Ps. 5:9; 12:2; 55:21; 62:4] who speak peace with their neighbors
while evil is in their hearts.
4 #
Jer. 50:15, 29; Rev. 18:6; [2 Tim. 4:14] Give to them according to their work
and according to the evil of their deeds;
give to them according to the work of their hands;
# [Ps. 137:8] render them their due reward.
5Because they #Isa. 5:12; [Job 34:27]do not regard the works of the Lord
or the work of his hands,
he will tear them down and build them up no more.
6Blessed be the Lord!
For he has #ver. 2heard the voice of my pleas for mercy.
7The Lord is my strength and #See Ps. 3:3 my shield;
in him my heart #See Ps. 11:1 trusts, and I am helped;
my heart exults,
and with my #Ps. 69:30song I give thanks to him.
8The Lord is the strength of his people;#28:8 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts is their strength
he is #Ps. 140:7; [Ps. 20:6]the saving refuge of his anointed.
9Oh, save your people and bless #Deut. 9:29; 32:9 your heritage!
#
Ps. 78:71, 72 Be their shepherd and #Isa. 40:11; 46:3; 63:9carry them forever.
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