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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Do not drag me away with the wicked— with those who do evil— those who speak friendly words to their neighbors while planning evil in their hearts.

Context of Psalms 28:3

1To you, Lord, I call; you are my Rock, do not turn a deaf ear to me. For if you remain silent, I will be like those who go down to the pit. 2Hear my cry for mercy as I call to you for help, as I lift up my hands toward your Most Holy Place. 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. 4Repay 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. 5Because they have no regard for the deeds of the Lord and what his hands have done, he will tear them down and never build them up again.

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 soul along with sinners, my life with those who are bloodthirsty,
• Numbers 16:26He warned the assembly, “Move back from the tents of these wicked men! Do not touch anything belonging to them, or you will be swept away because of all their sins.”
• 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.
• Psalms 12:2Everyone lies to their neighbor; they flatter with their lips but harbor deception in their hearts.
• Psalms 55:21His talk is smooth as butter, yet war is in his heart; his words are more soothing than oil, yet they are drawn swords.
• Psalms 62:4Surely they intend to topple me from my lofty place; they take delight in lies. With their mouths they bless, but in their hearts they curse.
• Jeremiah 9:8Their tongue is a deadly arrow; it speaks deceitfully. With their mouths they all speak cordially to their neighbors, but in their hearts they set traps for them.
• Micah 3:5This is what the Lord says: “As for the prophets who lead my people astray, they proclaim ‘peace’ if they have something to eat, but prepare to wage war against anyone who refuses to feed them.
• Matthew 22:15Then the Pharisees went out and laid plans to trap him in his words.
• Psalms 7:14Whoever is pregnant with evil conceives trouble and gives birth to disillusionment.
• Psalms 10:7His mouth is full of lies and threats; trouble and evil are under his tongue.
• Psalms 36:4Even on their beds they plot evil; they commit themselves to a sinful course and do not reject what is wrong.
• Psalms 52:1Why do you boast of evil, you mighty hero? Why do you boast all day long, you who are a disgrace in the eyes of God?
• Proverbs 26:23Like a coating of silver dross on earthenware are fervent lips with an evil heart.

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