Click here to read PSALM 28 in poetic form.
Background
Like so many other of David’s Psalms, this Psalm shows the Messiah’s trust in the Lord’s strength to give him victory. The Lord is his strength and shield, “the saving strength of his anointed” (verses 7,8).
As a larger group, Psalms 25—41 are in many ways responses to the previous Psalms 16—24. Within those, Psalms 25—28 contain prayers about the Messiah and what he would suffer and accomplish. Psalms 28:1,9 speak of the “rock” and “deliverer” (the Messiah is both) as in Psalms 18:2.
Structure
(Verse 1,2) Messiah’s prayer for the Lord to hear his voice
(Verse 3-5) The wicked destroyed for their evil works
(Verse 6,7) Messiah’s rejoicing that the Lord heard his voice
(Verse 8,9) The Lord’s people saved and shepherded by the Messiah
Key Scriptures
Verses 5,7—“Because they regard not the works of the Lord…he shall destroy them.” Compare this with, “my heart trusted in him, and I am helped.” Those who seek the Lord are helped, for “whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved” (Acts 2:21; Romans 10:13). In contrast, those who reject the Messiah face wrath and destruction “from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power” (II Thessalonians 1:9).
Verses 8,9—“the saving strength of his anointed. Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed [shepherd] them also.” Jesus Christ, as the Messiah, is our savior (see the blogs Jesus in the Gospel of John, Part 1: Bringing Eternal Life as Savior and God Saved Us through His Son, Jesus Christ). He is also our great shepherd who feeds and pastors God’s people (see the blogs The Psalms in Poetic Form: Psalm 23 and Jesus Christ: “I am” in the Gospel of John, Part 1).
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