Psalm 28
Theme
Rejoicing in Answered Prayer
Outline
1-2, Hear the Voice of My Supplications 3, The Wicked Deserve Judgment (Not I) 4, Give the Wicked What They Deserve 5, The Wicked Disregard Yahweh so He Will Judge Them 6-9, Blessed be Yahweh for Hearing the Voice of My Supplications
Key Verse
(28:7) The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in Him, and I am helped; therefore my heart greatly rejoices, and with my song I will praise Him. (28:1) To You I will cry, O LORD my Rock: Do not be silent to me, lest, if You are silent to me, I become like those who go down to the pit.
Notes
Psalm 28 features David's urgent plea to Yahweh, contrasting his righteousness with the wicked's fate. It concludes with David praising Yahweh for hearing his prayer. The psalm has a chiastic structure emphasizing these themes.