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 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 sound of my pleas, when I cry to You for help, when I lift up my hands toward Your holy Sanctuary. 3Do not drag me away with the wicked and with doers of iniquity, who speak peace with their neighbors, while evil is in their hearts. Repay them for their deeds, their evil acts. Repay them for the deeds of their hands. Bring back on them what they deserve. 5Since they show no regard for the deeds of Adonai nor the work of His hands, He will tear them down and never build them up. 6Blessed be Adonai, because He has heard the sound 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 5:10For nothing upright is in their mouth. Inside them is a ruin— their throat an open grave. They flatter with their tongue.
• Psalms 59:12Do not slay them, lest my people forget. With Your power shake them and bring them down, O Lord our shield.
• Psalms 69:22They put gall in my food, and for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.
• Jeremiah 18:21Therefore give their children to famine and pour out the power of the sword. Let their wives be bereaved of children, and widows, and let their men be slain to death, and their young men struck down by the sword in battle.
• 2 Timothy 4:14Alexander the coppersmith did me much harm—the Lord will repay him according to his deeds.
• Revelation 18:6Pay her back just as she has paid out, and give her back double for her deeds! In the cup she has mixed— mix a double dose for her!
• Psalms 2:1Why are the nations in an uproar, and the peoples mutter vanity?
• Psalms 21:10You will make them like a fiery furnace at the time of your appearing. In His wrath Adonai will swallow them up and fire will consume them.
• Ezekiel 38:10Thus says Adonai Elohim: “It will come to pass in that day that things will come into your heart and you will devise an evil plan.
• Psalms 62:12Once God has spoken, twice I have heard this: might belongs to God.
• Psalms 103:10He has not treated us according to our sins, or repaid us according to our iniquities.
• Psalms 109:17How he loved cursing—may it fall on him! He had no pleasure in blessing— may it be far from him!
• Psalms 103:3He forgives all your iniquity. He heals all your diseases.
• Romans 2:6He will pay back each person according to his deeds.
• Romans 11:22Notice then the kindness and severity of God: severity toward those who fell; but God’s kindness toward you, if you continue in His kindness; otherwise you too will be cut off!
• Ezra 9:13“After everything that has happened to us because of our evil deeds and our great guilt—for You, our God, have punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and given us a remnant such 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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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