📖 Psalms — Chapter 28 (KJV)
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Psalms 28:1 RUnto thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent Tto 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 RTthy holy oracle.
Psalms 28:3 RDraw 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, Rand according to the wickedness of their endeavours: give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert.
Psalms 28:5 RBecause 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 Rstrength 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 Ttheir strength, and he is the Tsaving strength of Rhis anointed.
Psalms 28:9 RSave thy people, and bless thine inheritance: Tfeed them also, and lift them up for ever.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Psalms 28:1–2 — A cry against silence
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The speaker addresses the Lord as his rock and asks not to be met with silence. He lifts his hands toward the holy oracle in urgent supplication. The opening expresses the seriousness of dependence upon God's hearing and allows fear of abandonment to become direct prayer.
Key Truth: Bring the fear of silence to the Lord your rock.
Check What You Remember
1. What does the speaker call the Lord? (Psalms 28:1)
Find it in Psalms 28:1 (KJV).
2. What does he lift toward the holy oracle? (Psalms 28:2)
Find it in Psalms 28:2 (KJV).
3. What voice does he ask God to hear? (Psalms 28:2)
Find it in Psalms 28:2 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Psalms 28:3–5 — Deceitful peace and righteous judgment
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The speaker asks not to be swept away with people whose peaceful words hide harmful hearts. He appeals for judgment according to their deeds and notes their disregard for God's works. The passage entrusts justice to God and challenges any attempt to conceal misconduct beneath agreeable speech.
Key Truth: God sees the harm concealed beneath false peace.
Check What You Remember
1. What do the wicked speak to neighbors? (Psalms 28:3)
Find it in Psalms 28:3 (KJV).
2. What is in their hearts? (Psalms 28:3)
Find it in Psalms 28:3 (KJV).
3. What do they fail to regard? (Psalms 28:5)
Find it in Psalms 28:5 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Psalms 28:6–9 — Heard prayer becomes communal blessing
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The Lord is blessed for hearing the speaker's supplications. Trust gives rise to help, rejoicing, and song. The closing request widens to God's people, asking for salvation, blessing, feeding, and lasting care. Personal gratitude becomes intercession for the community rather than ending with private relief.
Key Truth: Answered prayer can lead to praise and care for others.
Check What You Remember
1. What is the Lord alongside strength? (Psalms 28:7)
Find it in Psalms 28:7 (KJV).
2. What will the speaker use to praise? (Psalms 28:7)
Find it in Psalms 28:7 (KJV).
3. Whom does the final prayer ask God to save? (Psalms 28:9)
Find it in Psalms 28:9 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
Psalms 23:1 — The closing plea for feeding connects with God's shepherding care.
This related passage is selected for its connection with this chapter. It is separate from the chapter text.
Reflect and Apply
How can gratitude for help you have received become a prayer for the wider community?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. What danger motivates the plea that God not be silent?
2. What contrast exposes the wicked’s deceit?
3. Why does the psalm describe destruction rather than being built up?
4. How does the thanksgiving answer the earlier plea for hearing?
5. How does the final prayer extend beyond the individual?
Notes
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