Psalms 28:3

Psalms 28:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Do not drag me away with the wicked, with those who do evil, who speak cordially with their neighbors but harbor malice in their hearts.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Do not drag me off with the wicked, with the workers of evil, who speak peace with their neighbors while evil is in their hearts.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Do not take me away with the wicked And with the workers of iniquity, Who speak peace to their neighbors, But evil is in their hearts.

Context of Psalms 28:3

1Lord, I call to you; my rock, do not be deaf to me. If you remain silent to me, I will be like those going down to the Pit. 2Listen to the sound of my pleading when I cry to you for help, when I lift up my hands toward your holy sanctuary. Do not drag me away with the wicked, with the evildoers, who speak in friendly ways with their neighbors while malice is in their hearts. 4Repay them according to what they have done — according to the evil of their deeds. Repay them according to the work of their hands; give them back what they deserve. 5Because they do not consider what the Lord has done or the work of his hands, he will tear them down and not rebuild them.

Psalms 28:3 word by word

אַל־תִּמְשְׁכֵ֣נִי עִם־רְשָׁעִים֮ וְעִם־פֹּ֪עֲלֵ֫י אָ֥וֶן דֹּבְרֵ֣י שָׁ֭לוֹם עִם־רֵֽעֵיהֶ֑ם וְ֝רָעָ֗ה בִּלְבָבָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Draw me not awayמָשַׁךְmâshak · to drawH4900
• with the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• and with the workersפָּעַלpâ‛al · to workH6466
• of iniquityאָ֫וֶן'âven · evil: wickednessH205
• which speakדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• peaceשָׁלוֹםshâlôm shâlôm · peaceH7965
• to their neighboursרֵעַrêa‛ rêya‛ · neighborH7453
• but mischiefרָעָהra‛ râ‛âh · distress: evilH7451
• in their heartsלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824

Cross-references for Psalms 28:3

• Psalms 26:9Do not destroy me along with sinners, or my life along with men of bloodshed
• Numbers 16:26He warned the community, “Get away now from the tents of these wicked men. Don’t touch anything that belongs to them, or you will be swept away because of all their sins.”
• Matthew 25:41“Then he will also say to those on the left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels!
• Psalms 12:2They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and deceptive hearts.
• Psalms 55:21His buttery words are smooth, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, but they are drawn swords.
• Psalms 62:4They only plan to bring him down from his high position. They take pleasure in lying; they bless with their mouths, but they curse inwardly.Selah
• Jeremiah 9:8Their tongues are deadly arrows — they speak deception. With his mouth one speaks peaceably with his friend, but inwardly he sets up an ambush.
• Micah 3:5This is what the Lord says concerning the prophets who lead my people astray, who proclaim peace when they have food to sink their teeth into but declare war against the one who puts nothing in their mouths.
• Matthew 22:15Then the Pharisees went and plotted how to trap him by what he said.
• Psalms 7:14See, the wicked one is pregnant with evil, conceives trouble, and gives birth to deceit.
• Psalms 10:7Cursing, deceit, and violence fill his mouth; trouble and malice are under his tongue.
• Psalms 36:4Even on his bed he makes malicious plans. He sets himself on a path that is not good, and he does not reject evil.
• Psalms 52:1Why boast about evil, you hero! God’s faithful love is constant.
• Proverbs 26:23Smooth lips with an evil heart are like glaze on an earthen vessel.

Commentaries on Psalms 28:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Draw file not away - Let me not be involved in the punishment of the wicked.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Draw me not away with the wicked - See the notes at Psalm 26:9. The prayer here, as well as the prayer in Psalm 26:9, expresses a strong desire not to be united with wicked people in feeling or in destiny - in life or in death - on earth or in the future world. The reason of the prayer seems to have been that the psalmist, being at this time under a strong temptation to associate with wicked persons, and feeling the force of the temptation, was…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. 33. Draw me not away--implies punishment as well as death (compare Psa 26:9). Hypocrisy is the special wickedness mentioned.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 28:3

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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