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), which each of the faithful is personally involved in (thus the references to “I,” “me,” and “my” throughout). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = d... [ Continue Reading ]
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 28:2 MOST HOLY SANCTUARY. This is the “innermost sanctuary” (see esv footnote), the place mentioned in 1 Kings 6:16. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
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 his people with deceit and treachery (EVIL IS IN THEIR HEARTS). Note the contrast between THEIR WORK and THE WORK OF THEIR HANDS ... [ Continue Reading ]
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 28:6 The psalm ends with confidence that God will protect his PEOPLE and his ANOINTED (the Davidic king, who represents and embodies the whole people; see Psalms 2:8). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]