Psalms 28
9 verses
Psalm 28 is a lament and thanksgiving shifting rapidly from desperate appeal to confident praise when God responds, exemplifying the theological concerns of Book 1. The psalmist employs vivid imagery and direct address to God, establishing the intimate dialogue between worshiper and the divine that characterizes the psalmic tradition. The theological assertions center on God's character as both judge and redeemer, creating a comprehensive vision of divine justice and mercy integrated with human experience. The psalm reflects on both personal circumstance and communal identity, suggesting that individual faith finds validation through shared experience with the covenant community. The liturgical context indicates this psalm's function in worship where personal piety integrates with communal celebration of God's acts and attributes. The concluding movement typically affirms confidence in God's faithfulness, exemplifying the psalmic pattern of transformation through prayer and remembrance of divine acts throughout history.
VERSES IN THIS CHAPTER
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.
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2
Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Blessed be the Lord, because he hath heard the voice of my supplications.
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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.
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The Lord is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed.
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9
Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever.
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