Psalms 28:1–5
David cries out to His Rock, pleading for a hearing and asking not to be judged alongside the hypocrites who ignore God's works.
1 To you, Yahweh, I call. My rock, don’t be deaf to me, lest, if you are silent to me, I would become like those who go down into the pit.
2 Hear the voice of my petitions, when I cry to you, when I lift up my hands toward your Most Holy Place.
3 Don’t draw me away with the wicked, with the workers of iniquity who speak peace with their neighbors, but mischief is in their hearts.
4 Give them according to their work, and according to the wickedness of their doings. Give them according to the operation of their hands. Bring back on them what they deserve.
5 Because they don’t respect the works of Yahweh, nor the operation of his hands, he will break them down and not build them up.
David cries out to his Rock, pleading for a hearing and asking not to be judged alongside the hypocrites who ignore God's works.
To petition God for a hearing and for judicial separation from the destiny of the hypocritical wicked, based on the psalmist's loyalty to the sanctuary and the works of the LORD.
The LORD Hears, Helps, and Shepherds His People
The LORD hears the cry of His servant, judges hardened evil, strengthens His anointed, and shepherds His people forever.