Psalms 28:4

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 Living Translation (NLT)Give them the punishment they so richly deserve! Measure it out in proportion to their wickedness. Pay them back for all their evil deeds! Give them a taste of what they have done to others.

Context of Psalms 28:4

2Hear the voice of my supplications When I cry to You, When I lift up my hands toward Your holy sanctuary. 3Do 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. 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. 5Because they do not regard the works of the Lord, Nor the operation of His hands, He shall destroy them And not build them up. 6Blessed be the Lord, Because He has heard the voice of my supplications!

Psalms 28:4 word by word

תֶּן־לָהֶ֣ם כְּפָעֳלָם֮ וּכְרֹ֪עַ מַֽעַלְלֵ֫יהֶ֥ם כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣ה יְ֭דֵיהֶם תֵּ֣ן לָהֶ֑ם הָשֵׁ֖ב גְּמוּלָ֣ם לָהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• them according to their deedsפֹּ֫עַלpô‛al · workH6467
• and according to the wickednessרֹעַrôa‛ · evilH7455
• of their endeavoursמַעֲלָלma‛ălâl · deedH4611
• them after the workמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deed: workH4639
• of their handsיָדyâd · handH3027
• renderשׁוּבshûb · to return: payH7725
• to them their desertגְּמוּלgemûl · recompenseH1576

Cross-references for Psalms 28:4

• Psalms 5:10Pronounce them guilty, O God! Let them fall by their own counsels; Cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions, For they have rebelled against You.
• Psalms 59:12For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips, Let them even be taken in their pride, And for the cursing and lying which they speak.
• Psalms 69:22Let their table become a snare before them, And their well-being a trap.
• Jeremiah 18:21Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, And pour out their blood By the force of the sword; Let their wives become widows And bereaved of their children. Let their men be put to death, Their young men be slain By the sword in battle.
• 2 Timothy 4:14Alexander the coppersmith did me much harm. May the Lord repay him according to his works.
• Revelation 18:6Render to her just as she rendered to you, and repay her double according to her works; in the cup which she has mixed, mix double for her.
• Psalms 2:1Why do the nations rage, And the people plot a vain thing?
• Psalms 21:10Their offspring You shall destroy from the earth, And their descendants from among the sons of men.
• Ezekiel 38:10‘Thus says the Lord God: “On that day it shall come to pass that thoughts will arise in your mind, and you will make an evil plan:
• Psalms 62:12Also to You, O Lord, belongs mercy; For You render to each one according to his work.
• Psalms 103:10He has not dealt with us according to our sins, Nor punished us according to our iniquities.
• Psalms 109:17As he loved cursing, so let it come to him; As he did not delight in blessing, so let it be far from him.
• Psalms 103:3Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases,
• Romans 2:6who “will render to each one according to his deeds”:
• Romans 11:22Therefore consider the goodness and severity of God: on those who fell, severity; but toward you, goodness, if you continue in His goodness. Otherwise you also will be cut off.
• Ezra 9:13And after all that has come upon us for our evil deeds and for our great guilt, since You our God have punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and have given us such deliverance as this,

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

Topics related to Psalms 28:4

• Prayer
• Wicked (People)

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• Lift
• Poetry
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• Bible, the
• Deed
• Operation
• Wickedness
• Psalms, Book of

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