Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Whole Bible
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Psalms
Book: Psalms
Chapter: 28
Overview:
A
Prayer in distress.
(1-5) Thanksgiving for deliverance.
(6-9)
1-5 David is very
Earnest in
Prayer. Observe his
Faith in
Prayer;
God is my
Rock,
On whom I build my
Hope. Believers
should not
Rest till they have received some token that their
prayers are heard. He prays that he may not be numbered with the
wicked. Save me from being entangled in the snares they have
laid for me. Save me from being infected with their sins, and
from doing as they do.
Lord, never leave me to use such arts of
deceit and treachery for my safety, as they use for my ruin.
Believers dread the way of sinners; the best are sensible of the
danger they are in of being drawn aside: we should all pray
earnestly to
God for his
Grace to keep us. Those who are careful
not to partake with sinners in their sins, have reason to
Hope
that they shall not receive their plagues. He speaks of the just
judgments of the
Lord On the workers of iniquity, ver. 4. This
is not the language of
Passion or revenge. It is a
Prophecy that
there will certainly come a
Day, when
God will punish every
Man
who persists in his evil deeds. Sinners shall be reckoned with,
not only for the mischief they have done, but for the mischief
they designed, and did what they could to effect. Disregard of
the
Works of the
Lord, is the cause of the
Sin of sinners, and
becomes the cause of their ruin.
6-9 Has
God heard our supplications? Let us then
Bless his
name. The
Lord is my strength, to support me, and carry me
On
through all my services and sufferings. The
Heart that truly
believes, shall in due time greatly rejoice: we are to expect
joy and peace in believing.
God shall have the praise of it:
thus must we express our gratitude. The saints rejoice in
others' comfort as
Well as their own: we have the less benefit
from the
Light of the
Sun, nor from the
Light of
God's
countenance, for others' sharing therein. The psalmist concludes
with a short, but comprehensive
Prayer.
God's people are his
inheritance, and precious in his eyes. He prays that
God would
save them; that he would
Bless them with all good, especially
the plenty of his ordinances, which are
Food to the soul. And
direct their actions and overrule their affairs for good. Also,
lift them up for ever; not only those of that
Age, but his
people in every
Age to come; lift them up as high as
Heaven.
There, and there only, will saints be lifted up for ever, never
more to sink, or be depressed. Save us,
Lord Jesus, from our
sins;
Bless us, thou Son of
Abraham, with the blessing of
Righteousness; feed us, thou good
Shepherd of the
Sheep, and
lift us up for ever from the
Dust, O thou, who art the
Resurrection and the
Life.