Psalm 28:4

Translations

Modern

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.

Traditional

Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavours: give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert.

Literal

Give to them according to their doing, and according to the evil of their deeds! According to the work of their hands, give to them; return their dealing to them!

Latin

Da illis secundum opera eorum, et secundum nequitiam adinventionum ipsorum. Secundum opera manuum eorum tribue illis; redde retributionem eorum ipsis.

Original

Hebrew

English

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.

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 Prayers for Vengeance The Creator-King

Related verses

Revelation 22:12
“Behold, I am coming soon, and My reward is with Me, to give to each one according to what he has done.
2 Timothy 4:14
Alexander the coppersmith did great harm to me. The Lord will repay him according to his deeds.
Revelation 18:6
Give back to her as she has done to others; pay her back double for what she has done; mix her a double portion in her own cup.
Psalm 109:17–21
The cursing that he loved, may it fall on him; the blessing in which he refused to delight, may it be far from him.
Psalm 5:10
Declare them guilty, O God; let them fall by their own devices. Drive them out for their many transgressions, for they have rebelled against You.
Ezekiel 38:10
This is what the Lord GOD says: On that day, thoughts will arise in your mind, and you will devise an evil plan.
Psalm 2:1–5
Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
Psalm 59:12–13
By the sins of their mouths and the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride, in the curses and lies they utter.
Psalm 103:10
He has not dealt with us according to our sins or repaid us according to our iniquities.
Romans 11:22
Take notice, therefore, of the kindness and severity of God: severity to those who fell, but kindness to you, if you continue in His kindness. Otherwise you also will be cut off.
Ezra 9:13
After all that has come upon us because of our evil deeds and our great guilt (though You, our God, have punished us less than our iniquities deserve and have given us such a remnant as this),
Psalm 69:22–24
May their table become a snare; may it be a retribution and a trap.

Glossary

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Topics

Prayer: Imprecatory The Hands: The Wicked Recompensed for the Work of Wicked (People): Punishment of

Psalm 28:4

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