Chapter Summary
Psalm 28 pleads for God to hear and not be silent, lest David become like those going down to the pit. He asks not to be dragged away with the wicked who speak peace but have evil in their hearts. God answers his prayer, and David erupts in praise: "The Lord is my strength and shield; my heart trusts in Him and I am helped."
Key Verses in This Chapter
Psalms Chapter 28
Chapter 28 of Psalms from the Holy Bible
Verses
Psalms 28:1
Unto thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.
Psalms 28:2
Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.
Psalms 28:3
Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts.
Psalms 28:4
Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavours: give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert.
Psalms 28:5
Because they regard not the works of the LORD, nor the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build them up.
Psalms 28:6
Blessed be the LORD, because he hath heard the voice of my supplications.
Psalms 28:7
The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.
Psalms 28:8
The LORD is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed.
Psalms 28:9
Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever.
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