Psalms 28:1, David prays earnestly against his enemies; Psalms 28:6, and for the people.
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Psalms 28
Psalms 28 — Overview
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Psalms 28 — OverviewPsalms 28 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThe former part of this psalm is the prayer of a saint militan and now
in distress (ver. 1-3), to which is added the doom of God's implacable
enemies, ver. 4, 5. The latter part of the psalm is the thanksgiving of…Psalms 28 — OverviewPsalms 28 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BiblePSALM 28[A Psalm] of David. This psalm, Aben Ezra says, David either composed himself, or one of the singers for him; the former seems most likely; and it might be made by him when he was persecuted by Saul, or when…Psalms 28:1-5Psalms 28:1-5 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleIn these verses David is very earnest in prayer.
I. He prays that God would graciously hear and answer him, now that, in
his distress, he called upon him, v. 1, 2. Observe his faith in prayer:
O Lord, my rock,…Psalms 28:1Psalms 28:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryUnto thee will I cry, O Lord my Rock; be not silent to me; rather, as in the Revised Version, to thee, O Lord, will I call; my Rock, be not thou deaf unto me. "My Rock" belongs to the second clause. It is with David, in…Psalms 28:1-9Psalms 28:1-9 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION
This short psalm consists of three parts:
Metrically, it contains three strophes, corresponding to the three subjects, and respectively of two, three, and four verses, thus gradually increasing in length.…Psalms 28:1-9Psalms 28:1-9 · The Pulpit CommentaryProvidence and prayer.
The contents of this psalm are in some respects similar to the contents of others already noticed. But there is one peculiarity about it to which we here propose to devote special attention. It…
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