Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Psalms 28:5
Because they regard not the works of the LORD, nor the operation of his hands, he shall (e) destroy them, and not build them up.
(e) Let them be utterly destroyed as in (Malachi 1:4).
Because they regard not the works of the LORD, nor the operation of his hands, he shall (e) destroy them, and not build them up.
(e) Let them be utterly destroyed as in (Malachi 1:4).
Verse Psalms 28:5. _THEY REGARD NOT THE WORKS OF THE LORD_] They have no knowledge of the true God, either as to his _nature_, or as to his _works_. _HE SHALL DESTROY THEM, AND NOT BUILD THEM UP._]...
BECAUSE THEY REGARD NOT THE WORKS OF THE LORD - What the Lord does in creation; in his providence; through His commands and laws; and by His Spirit. They do not find pleasure in His works; they do not...
Psalms 28 Prayer For Judgment and Praise For the Answer _ 1. Prayer for judgment (Psalms 28:1)_ 2. Praise for the answer (Psalms 28:6)...
XXVIII. Prayer for deliverance from godless Jews, and for vengeance upon them. The Ps. ends with thanksgiving and prayer for ruler and people. Psalms 28:2. Read _mg._ Psalms 28:4. Yahweh's anointed...
WORKS. deeds. OPERATION. actual execution. Some codices plural, as in note above....
The Psalmist's prayer that he may be distinguished from the wicked, and that they may be judged as they deserve....
Atheists in practice if not in profession, they deny that Jehovah governs the world, and refuse to discern His working in creation, in providence, and in judgement. Unbelief lies at the root of all th...
PSALMS 28 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE Prayer Turned into Praise. ANALYSIS Stanza I., Psalms 28:1-2, Prayer Boldly Pleads the Feared Result of Refusal to Answer. Stanza II., Psalms 28:3-4 (with addition,...
_BECAUSE THEY REGARD NOT THE WORKS OF THE LORD, NOR THE OPERATION OF HIS HANDS, HE SHALL DESTROY THEM, AND NOT BUILD THEM UP._ Because they regard not ... the operation of his hands - His righteous j...
28:5 For (d-1) Or 'Because they regard not ... his hands, he will destroy,' &c....
This Ps. is in many respects similar to Psalms 26, especially in the writer's prayer that he may be distinguished from the wicked, and may escape their fate; and in the confidence which he reaches in...
DESTROY] RV 'break down,' in direct opposition to build up....
Psalms 1:41 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ Words in boxes are from the Bible. The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. Tap the * before a word to show an explanation. The translated Bible tex...
THE WORKS OF THE LORD, NOR THE OPERATION OF HIS HANDS — _i.e.,_ His strict and even-handed justice, which the wicked forget or, deceived by appearances (Isaiah 5:19), ignore. For the contrast between...
כִּ֤י לֹ֤א יָבִ֡ינוּ אֶל ־פְּעֻלֹּ֣ת יְ֭הוָה...
Psalms 28:1 THE unquestionable resemblances to Psalms 26:1 scarcely require that this should be considered its companion. The differences are as obvious as the likenesses. While the prayer "Draw me no...
A PRAYER AND ITS ANSWER Psalms 28:1 This psalm also probably belongs to the time of Absalom's rebellion. Psalms 28:2 resemble Psalms 26:8. God is silent sometimes because He loves us unspeakably,...
The affinity between this psalm and the previous one is evident and its placing by the editor here was in all likelihood due to that fact. In Psalms 27:1, in true order, praise prepares for, and issue...
_Libanus. Which were the most famous. (Haydock) --- Storms often tear up trees by the roots. (Calmet) --- The effects of the gospel and of penance, may be described, or the terrors of the last day, wh...
Jesus felt this, in the days of his flesh, of the deceitfulness of men. Matthew 22:15....
5._Because they regard not the doings of Jehovah. _In this verse he lays open the root of impiety, declaring that the ungodly are so bold to do mischief, because, while they are thus indulging their h...
Psalms 28. The godly Jew pleads, in the time of trouble come on the nation, that he may not be confounded with the wicked. If Jehovah did not appear in his behalf, so much was he in the same distress...
BECAUSE THEY REGARD NOT THE WORKS OF THE LORD,.... Neither the work of creation, as if there was no first cause of all things; nor the work of Providence, taking no notice either of the judgments or o...
Because they regard not the works of the LORD, nor the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build them up. Ver. 5. _Because they regard not the works of the Lord_] That is, saith Ki...
_Because they regard not the works of the Lord_ The providential works of God, both for and toward his church and people, by which works he manifests himself, declares his mind and will, and speaks to...
Because they regard not the works of the Lord, they are blind to the righteous and gracious government of Jehovah, NOR THE OPERATION OF HIS HANDS, in everything that He does for mankind, HE SHALL DEST...
PRAYER AND COMFORT IN TIMES OF REBELLION. A psalm of David, written in similar circumstances as the two foregoing ones, his heart apparently being so full that his mouth was bound to speak, David in...
1-5 David is very earnest in prayer. Observe his faith in prayer; God is my rock, on whom I build my hope. Believers should not rest till they have received some token that their prayers are heard. H...
THE WORKS OF THE LORD, NOR THE OPERATION OF HIS HANDS, i.e. the providential works of God, both for and towards his church and people in general; the serious observation whereof would have made them a...
Psalms 28:5 regard H995 (H8799) works H6468 LORD H3068 operation H4639 hands H3027 destroy H2040 (H8799) up...
THE PSALMIST EARNESTLY CALLS ON GOD TO HEAR HIS PRAYER (PSALMS 28:1). In each of these two verses the ideas fall into an abbc pattern, with each central idea then being repeated in another form. Note...
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._ Oh! if God did not hear prayer, we should become...
CONTENTS: Prayer for deliverance from enemies and testimony as to answered prayer. CHARACTERS: God, David. CONCLUSION: The Lord is our strength to support us in either service or suffering, as well...
Psalms 28:5. _He shall destroy them, and not build them up._ David often foresaw that Saul's army and party would perish in war. This prayer, Psalms 28:4, is in unison with the forms of prayer used in...
_Give them according to their deeds._ SAINTS DESIRE GOD TO PUNISH SINNERS I. why impenitent sinners deserve to be punished. Their wickedness lies in their endeavours, or intentions, to do evil. All...
_Unto Thee will I cry, O Lord my Rock._ THE PRAYER OF A SAINT IN DISTRESS I. He prays that God would graciously hear and answer him now that, in his distress, he called upon him (Psalms 28:1). Obser...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 28:1. This is a lament, a cry for help during the threat posed by evildoers. The threat is probably to the whole community (vv. Psalms 28:8),
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 28:3 The WICKED here are not simply people who commit sins, for even the faithful do that (see Psalms 32:6). The wicked are those who oppose God and
INTRODUCTION Hitsig and others have assigned this psalm to Jeremiah, but there does not seem to be thy sufficient reason for questioning the traditional title which gives it to David. It may have been...
EXPOSITION This short psalm consists of three parts: (1) a prayer for succour (Psalms 28:1, Psalms 28:2); (2) a denunciation of the wicked (Psalms 28:3); and (3
Unto thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent, I become like those that have gone down into the pit. Hear my voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when...
1 Kings 11:38; 2 Samuel 7:13; 2 Samuel 7:27; Ephesians 1:19; Hosea
Regard not — The providential works of God towards his people....