Psalm 28:3

Translations

Modern

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.

Traditional

Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts.

Literal

Do not drag me away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, those speaking peace with their neighbors, and evil is in their heart.

Latin

Ne simul trahas me cum peccatoribus, et cum operantibus iniquitatem ne perdas me; qui loquuntur pacem cum proximo suo, mala autem in cordibus eorum.

Original

Hebrew

English

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.

Notes

Psalms 28:3–5

The psalmist asks God to punish his enemies and prove his innocence.

Psalms 28:1–9

In this personal lament, the psalmist asks for justice and mercy. He trusts in the Lord's strength and faithfulness and prays for the Lord's people.

Psalms 23:1–28:9

These psalms develop the importance of:

integrity (Psalms 25:4–7, 12–14, 21; 26:6, 11; 27:7–12),
God's care as a shepherd (Psalms 23:1; 28:9),
God's guidance (Psalms 23:2–3; 25:5; 27:11),
God's goodness (Psalms 23:6; 25:7–8; 27:13), and
living in his house (Psalms 23:6; 26:8; 27:4, 8).

Theme notes and profiles

David The Creator-King The Heart in the Psalms

Related verses

Psalm 55:21
His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed.
Psalm 12:2
They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.
Jeremiah 9:8–9
Their tongues are deadly arrows; they speak deception. With his mouth a man speaks peace to his neighbor, but in his heart he sets a trap for him.
Psalm 26:9
Do not take my soul away with sinners, or my life with men of bloodshed,
Micah 3:5
This is what the LORD says: “As for the prophets who lead My people astray, who proclaim peace while they chew with their teeth, but declare war against one who puts nothing in their mouths:
Psalm 62:4
They fully intend to cast him down from his lofty perch; they delight in lies; with their mouths they bless, but inwardly they curse. Selah
Proverbs 26:23–26
Like glaze covering an earthen vessel are burning lips and a wicked heart.
Matthew 25:41
Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
Psalm 10:14
But You have regarded trouble and grief; You see to repay it by Your hand. The victim entrusts himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless.
Psalm 7:14
Behold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and births falsehood.
Psalm 36:4
Even on his bed he plots wickedness; he sets himself on a path that is not good; he fails to reject evil.
Numbers 16:26
And he warned the congregation, “Move away now from the tents of these wicked men. Do not touch anything that belongs to them, or you will be swept away because of all their sins.”

Glossary

David Imprecatory Psalms Music Psalms, Book of

Topics

Character of the Unrenewed Heart: Mischievous Company: Evil Falsehood: General Scriptures Concerning Heart: The Unregenerate is Malicious Peace: The Wicked: Hypocritically Speak Titles and Names of the Wicked: Workers of Iniquity

Psalm 28:3

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