Hear My Cry: The Rock and the Wicked's Judgment
David cries out to his Rock, pleading for a hearing and asking not to be judged alongside the hypocrites who ignore God's works.
Psalms 28:1–5 (BSB)
1 To You, O LORD, I call; be not deaf to me, O my Rock. For if You remain silent, I will be like those descending to the Pit.
2 Hear my cry for mercy when I call to You for help, when I lift up my hands toward Your holy sanctuary.
3 Do not drag me away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace to their neighbors while malice is in their hearts.
4 Repay them according to their deeds and for their works of evil. Repay them for what their hands have done; bring back on them what they deserve.
5 Since they show no regard for the works of the LORD or what His hands have done, He will tear them down and never rebuild them.
What is the big idea of 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.
How does Psalms 28:1–5 point to Christ?
Jesus is the Rock who bore the silence of the Father for us; He was 'dragged away' with the wicked so that we could be gathered into the 'Most Holy Place' and spared from the pit of judgment.
Authorial Intent
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.
Chapter: Psalm 28
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.