Psalms 28:5
3 Do not drag me away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace to their neighbors while malice is in their hearts.
4 Repay them according to their deeds and for their works of evil. Repay them for what their hands have done; bring back on them what they deserve.
Since they show no regard for the works of the LORD or what His hands have done, He will tear them down and never rebuild them.
6 Blessed be the LORD, for He has heard my cry for mercy.
7 The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart rejoices, and I give thanks to Him with my song.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Since they show no regard for the works of the LORD or what His hands have done, He will tear them down and never rebuild them.
- KJV
- Because they regard not the works of the LORD, nor the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build them up.
- WEB
- Because they don’t respect the works of the LORD, nor the operation of his hands, he will break them down and not build them up.
- ASV
- Because they regard not the works of Jehovah, Nor the operation of his hands, He will break them down and not build them up.
- DARBY
- For they regard not the deeds of Jehovah, nor the work of his hands: he will destroy them, and not build them up.
- BLB
- For they do not have regard toward the works of YHWH, and toward the deed of His hands; He shall overthrow them, and not rebuild them.
- ÅB
- For de forstår ikke det Herren gjør,
eller hans henders gjerning.
Han skal bryte dem ned
og ikke bygge dem opp. - OTB
- Fordi de ikke akter på Herrens gjerninger
Eller hans henders verk,
Vil han rive dem ned og ikke bygge dem opp. - B1930
- For de akter ikke på hvad Herren gjør, eller på hans henders gjerning; han skal nedbryte dem og ikke opbygge dem.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 5:12
At their feasts are the lyre and harp, tambourines and flutes and wine. They disregard the actions of the LORD and fail to see the work of His hands.
Read in contextRomans 1:28
Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.
Read in contextJob 34:26–27
He strikes them for their wickedness in full view,
Read in contextJohn 12:37
Although Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still did not believe in Him.
Read in contextPsalms 92:4–6
For You, O LORD, have made me glad by Your deeds; I sing for joy at the works of Your hands.
Read in contextPsalms 10:5
He is secure in his ways at all times; Your lofty judgments are far from him; he sneers at all his foes.
Read in context2 Samuel 7:13
He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
Read in contextRomans 1:20
For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse.
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