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 am calling to you for help. You are my safe place, like a high rock. Please do not refuse to listen to me. If you do not answer me, I will be like those who are going down into the deep hole of death. 2Hear me when I call to you for help. Please be kind to me. I am lifting up my hands towards your Most Holy Place. Do not pull me away to punishment, as you do with wicked people. Those people do evil things. They say kind words to their friends, but really they want to hurt them. 4Punish them for their sins. Give back to them what they deserve! Yes, punish them! That is the fair thing to do. 5They do not want to understand the things that the Lord has done, or the things that he has made. The Lord will punish them, and he will remove them for ever.

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 take away my life, as you do with sinners. Do not punish me with death, as you do with murderers.
• Numbers 16:26Moses said to all the people, ‘Move away from the tents of these wicked men. Do not touch anything that belongs to them. If you do not move away, God may destroy you together with them, because of all their sins.’
• Matthew 25:41Then the king will say to those people who are at his left side, “Go away from me. God has decided to punish you. He has prepared a fire that will burn for ever. He has prepared it for Satan and his servants. You will also go into that fire.
• Psalms 12:2Everybody tells lies to one another. When they say nice things, they do it to deceive their friends.
• Psalms 55:21He speaks a message of peace, but he is really thinking about war. His words are easy to listen to, but they hurt like sharp knives.
• Psalms 62:4You only want to push me off my high place. You love to tell lies to deceive people. When you say words to bless people, you are cursing them in your thoughts. Selah.
• Jeremiah 9:8Their tongues are like arrows that have poison. They hurt people with their lies. They speak kind words to their neighbours, but they are looking for a way to cheat them.
• Micah 3:5The Lord says this: ‘It will be very bad for the prophets who tell false messages. They lead my people the wrong way with false promises. If people give food to them, then they are happy. So they promise that there will be no war. But, if people do not feed them, they become angry. They promise that war will come.
• Matthew 22:15After the Pharisees heard this, they thought about what they could do. They wanted to ask Jesus difficult questions. They wanted to make him say something wrong about the Roman ruler.
• Psalms 7:14Look! Wicked people prepare to do evil things! They want to cause trouble. Like a pregnant woman, what starts inside them comes out into the open! They give birth to lies that deceive people.
• Psalms 10:7Plenty of lies come from his mouth, and he curses people. The bad words that he speaks are very cruel, and they hurt people.
• Psalms 36:4While he lies on his bed at night, he thinks about bad things that he can do. He lives only to do things that are not good. He does not turn away from evil things.
• Psalms 52:1Strong man, why are you so proud about the evil things that you like to do? Remember that God's faithful love keeps me safe.
• Proverbs 26:23When a hypocrite says nice words, that is like a cheap pot with silver paint.

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

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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