“Blessed be the Lord, because he hath heard the voice of my supplications.”
The psalmist shifts abruptly from petition to thanksgiving, blessing God who has heard his supplication and answered his cry. The verb "Blessed be the LORD" signals transition from lament to praise, acknowledging that even as the psalmist speaks, he experiences God's responsiveness. The phrase "my strength and my shield" returns to protective imagery. This verse demonstrates the mysterious dynamic of prayer: even before circumstances change, the act of appealing to God and sensing his presence generates shift from petition to gratitude. The thanksgiving is not for complete resolution but for God's attentiveness.
Church Fathers on Psalms 28:6
Of David himself. 1. It is the Voice of the Mediator Himself, strong of hand in the conflict of the Passion. Now what He seems to wish for against His enemies, is not the wish of malevolence, but the declaration of their punishment; as in the Gospel, Matthew 11:20-24 with the cities, in which though He had performed miracles, yet they had not believed on Him, He does not wish in any evil will what He says, but predicts what is impending over them. 2. “Unto You, O Lord, have…
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