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._ David's prayer to God not to be silent at his cry (Psalms 28:1); nor to let him share the lot of the wicked, speak peace but plot mischief (Psalms 28:2) assured of being heard, he blesses the Lord (Psalms 28:6); application to the Lord's people, whose representative he is (Psalms 28:9). In the kindred psalm the oppressed godly man speaks; in our psalm the oppressed godly king (Psalms 28:8). The time is probably that

1._Unto thee, O Jehovah! will I cry. _The Psalmist begins by declaring that he would betake himself to the help of God alone, which shows both his faith and his sincerity. Although men labor every where under a multitude of troubles, yet scarcely one in a hundred ever has recourse to God. Almost all having their consciences burdened with guilt, and having never experienced the power of divine grace which might lead them to betake themselves to it, either proudly gnaw the bit or fill the air with unavailing complaints, or, giving way to desperation, faint under their afflictions. By calling God _his strength, _David more fully shows that he confided in God’s assistance, not only when he was in the shade and in peace, but also when he was exposed to the severest temptations. In comparing himself to the dead, too, he intimates how great his straits were, although his object was not merely t...

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. He prays that he may not be numbered with the wicked. Save me from being entangled in the snares they have laid for me. Save me from being infected with their sins, and from doing as they do. Lord, never leave me to use such arts of deceit and treachery for my safety, as they use for my ruin. Believers dread the way of sinners; the best are sensible of the danger they are in of being drawn aside: we should all pray earnestly to God for his grace to keep us. Those who are careful not to partake with sinners in their sins, have reason to hope that they shall not receive their plagues. He speaks of the just judgments of the Lord on the workers of iniquity, ver. Psalms 28:4. This is not the langu...

PSALM XXVIII _A righteous man in affliction makes supplication to God, and_ _complains of the malice of his enemies_, 1-4; _whom he describes as impious, and whose destruction he_ _predicts_, 5. _He blesses God for hearing his prayers, and for filling him_ _with consolation_, 6, 7; _then prays for God's people_, 8, 9. NOTES ON PSALM XXVIII This Psalm is of the same complexion with the two preceding; and belongs most probably to the times of the captivity, though some have referred it to David in his persecutions. In the _five_ first verses the author prays for s

UNTO THEE WILL I CRY - That is, under the consciousness of the danger to which I am exposed - the danger of being drawn away into the society of the wicked. In such circumstances his reliance was not on his own strength; or on his own resolutions; on his own heart; or on his fellowmen. He felt that he was safe only in God, and he appeals to Him, therefore, in this earnest manner, to save him. O LORD MY ROCK - See the notes at Psalms 18:2. BE NOT SILENT TO ME - Margin, “from me.” So the Hebrew. The idea is that of one who will not speak to us, or who will not attend to us. We pray, and we look for an “answer” to our prayers, or, as it were, we expect God to “speak” to us; to utter words of kindness; to assure us of His favor; to declare our sins forgiven....

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) a thanksgiving for aid given, or regarded as certain to be given (Psalms 28:6). Metrically, it contains three strophes, corresponding to the three subjects, and respectively of two, three, and four verses, thus gradually increasing in length. There is _no _reason for doubting the assertion of the title, that it is "a Psalm of David," but we cannot definitely assign it to any particular p

UNTO THEE WILL I CRY,.... This denotes the distress the psalmist was in, fervency and ardour in prayer, resolution to continue in it, and singularity with respect to the object of it; determining to cry to the Lord only; to which he was encouraged by what follows; O LORD MY ROCK; he being a strong tower and place of defence to him, in whom were all his safety, and his trust and confidence, and in whom he had an interest; BE NOT SILENT TO ME; or "deaf" q; persons that do not hear are silent, and make no answer; as the Lord seems to be, when he returns no answer to the cries of his people; when he does not arise and help them; when he seems not to take any notice of his and their enemies, but stands at a distance from them, and as if he had forsaken them; see Psalms 39:12; the words may be considered, as they are by some, as an address to Ch

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 like dead men ay, like lost men. Our fall or despair would be terrible indeed. «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._ Is that the way you pray, dear friend? I know there are some that, if they have uttered certain good words got through a form of prayer are perfectly satisfied. As to whether God hears them or not, that does not trouble them. But if you are a true child of God, it will be your main thought in prayer, «

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) Psalms 28:1. Their cry now increaseth because of their enemies, the enemies of Israel in the last days. They breathe out cruelty to them (Psalms 27:12). They pass through the valley of the shadow of death and if He does not answer and remains silent they be like those that go down to the pit. Hence the imprecatory prayer, “Give them according to their deeds, etc.” ...

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 may be either a king or a high priest....