American Standard Version
Psalms 28:4
4Give them according to their work, and according to the wickedness of their doings:Give them after the operation of their hands;Render to them their desert.
Psalms 28:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)Repay them for their deeds and for their evil work; repay them for what their hands have done and bring back on them what they deserve.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Give to them according to their work and according to the evil of their deeds; give to them according to the work of their hands; render them their due reward.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Give them according to their deeds, And according to the wickedness of their endeavors; Give them according to the work of their hands; Render to them what they deserve.
Context of Psalms 28:4
2Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, When I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle. 3Draw me not away with the wicked, And with the workers of iniquity; That speak peace with their neighbors, But mischief is in their hearts. Give them according to their work, and according to the wickedness of their doings: Give them after the operation of their hands; Render to them their desert. 5Because they regard not the works of Jehovah, Nor the operation of his hands, He will break them down and not build them up. 6Blessed be Jehovah, Because he hath heard the voice of my supplications.
Read all of Psalms 28Psalms 28:4 word by word
תֶּן־לָהֶ֣ם כְּפָעֳלָם֮ וּכְרֹ֪עַ מַֽעַלְלֵ֫יהֶ֥ם כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣ה יְ֭דֵיהֶם תֵּ֣ן לָהֶ֑ם הָשֵׁ֖ב גְּמוּלָ֣ם לָהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 28:4
- Psalms 5:10Hold them guilty, O God; Let them fall by their own counsels; Thrust them out in the multitude of their transgressions; For they have rebelled against thee.
- Psalms 59:12Forthe sin of their mouth, and the words of their lips, Let them even be taken in their pride, And for cursing and lying which they speak.
- Psalms 69:22Let their table before them become a snare; And when they are in peace, let it become a trap.
- Jeremiah 18:21Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and give them over to the power of the sword; and let their wives become childless, and widows; and let their men be slain of death, and their young men smitten of the sword in battle.
- 2 Timothy 4:14Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord will render to him according to his works:
- Revelation 18:6Render unto her even as she rendered, and double unto her the double according to her works: in the cup which she mingled, mingle unto her double.
- Psalms 2:1Why do the nations rage, And the peoples meditate a vain thing?
- Psalms 21:10Their fruit wilt thou destroy from the earth, And their seed from among the children of men.
- Ezekiel 38:10Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: It shall come to pass in that day, that things shall come into thy mind, and thou shalt devise an evil device:
- Psalms 62:12Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth lovingkindness; For thou renderest to every man according to his work.
- Psalms 103:10He hath not dealt with us after our sins, Nor rewarded us after our iniquities.
- Psalms 109:17Yea, he loved cursing, and it came unto him; And he delighted not in blessing, and it was far from him.
- Psalms 103:3Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; Who healeth all thy diseases;
- Romans 2:6who will render to every man according to his works:
- Romans 11:22Behold then the goodness and severity of God: toward them that fell, severity; but toward thee, God’s goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.
- Ezra 9:13And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great guilt, seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and hast given us such a remnant,
Commentaries on Psalms 28:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Give them - Is the same as thou wilt give them; a prophetic declaration of what their lot will be.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Give them according to their deeds - Deal righteously with them. Recompense them as they deserve. And according to the wickedness of their endeavours - Their designs; their works; their plans. Give them after the work of their hands - Reward them according to what they do. Render to them their desert - A just recompense. This whole verse is a prayer that God would deal “justly” with them. There is no evidence that there is anything of vindictiveness or…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-5The psalmist asks God to punish his enemies and prove his innocence.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. The imprecation is justified in Psa 28:5. The force of the passage is greatly enhanced by the accumulation of terms describing their sin. endeavours--points out their deliberate sinfulness.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 28
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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