Psalms 28:4
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.
Psalms 28:4 in other translations
| BSB | 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. |
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| WEB | Give them according to their work, and according to the wickedness of their doings. Give them according to the operation of their hands. Bring back on them what they deserve. |
| ASV | Give them according to their work, and according to the wickedness of their doings: Give them after the operation of their hands; Render to them their desert. |
| YLT | Give to them according to their acting, And according to the evil of their doings. According to the work of their hands give to them. Return their deed to them. |
| DARBY | Give them according to their doing, and according to the wickedness of their deeds; give them after the work of their hands, render to them their desert. |
| BBE | Give them the right reward of their acts, and of their evil doings: give them punishment for the works of their hands, let them have their full reward. |
| Webster | Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavors: give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert. |
What does Psalms 28:4 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 28:1-5
David is very earnest in prayer. Observe his faith in prayer; God is my rock, on whom I build my hope. Believers should not rest till they have received some token that their prayers are heard. He prays that he may not be numbered with the wicked. Save me from being entangled in the snares they have laid for me. Save me from being infected with their sins, and from doing as they do. Lord, never leave me to use such…
Psalms 28:4 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 28:4
- Revelation 22:12
And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
- 2 Timothy 4:14
Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord reward him according to his works:
- Psalms 109:17-21
As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him. As he clothed himself with cursing like as with his garment, so let it come into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones. Let it be unto him as the garment which covereth him, and for a girdle wherewith he is girded continually. Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from the Lord, and of them that speak evil against my soul. …
- Revelation 18:6
Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double.
- Psalms 59:12-13
For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak. Consume them in wrath, consume them, that they may not be: and let them know that God ruleth in Jacob unto the ends of the earth. Selah.
- Romans 11:22
Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.
- Psalms 5:10
Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee.
- Psalms 69:22-24
Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap. Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to shake. Pour out thine indignation upon them, and let thy wrathful anger take hold of them.
- Psalms 103:10
He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
- Ezekiel 38:10
Thus saith the Lord God; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:
- Psalms 2:1-5
Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying, Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. …
- Ezra 9:13
And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great trespass, seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and hast given us such deliverance as this;
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Context
- Psalms 28:3
Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts.
- Psalms 28:4
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.
- Psalms 28:5
Because they regard not the works of the Lord, nor the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build them up.
Psalms 28:4 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Dales conforme á su obra, y conforme á la malicia de sus hechos: dales conforme á la obra de sus manos, dales su paga. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Donne-leur selon leur œuvre et selon l’iniquité de leurs actions; donne-leur selon l’ouvrage de leurs mains, rends-leur selon ce qu’ils ont fait. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Gib ihnen nach ihrem Tun und nach der Bosheit ihrer Handlungen; nach dem Werke ihrer Hände gib ihnen, vergilt ihnen ihr Betragen! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Vox Domini in virtute; vox Domini in magnificentia. |