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Psalms 28:1

Psalms 28:1
A Psalm of David. Unto thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Unto thee will I cry,.... This denotes the distress the psalmist was in, fervency and ardour in prayer, resolution to continue in it, and singularity with respect to the object of it; determining to…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Unto thee will I cry - That is, under the consciousness of the danger to which I am exposed - the danger of being drawn away into the society of the wicked. In such circumstances his reliance was not…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Psalms 28:1-5

In these verses David is very earnest in prayer.

I. He prays that God would graciously hear and answer him, now that, in his distress, he called upon him, Psa 28:1, Psa 28:2. Observe his faith in…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Psalms 28:1-2

Introductory appeal for a hearing, emphasising the urgency of the need.