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Psalms 28:2

Psalms 28:2
Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Hear the voice of my supplications,.... Which proceed from the Spirit of grace and of supplication, and are put up in an humble manner, under a sense of wants and unworthiness, and on the foot of…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Hear the voice of my supplications - It was not mental prayer which he offered; it was a petition uttered audibly. When I lift up my hands - To lift up the hands denotes supplication, as this was a…

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

The first line recurs in Psa 31:22.

when I cry A stronger word than that in Psa 28:28, meaning to cry for help.

when I lift up my hands The attitude of prayer (Psa 63:4; 1Ti 2:8), the outward symbol…