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Psalms 28:4 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" 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
Verse in Context
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Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.
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.
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.
Because they regard not the works of the LORD, nor the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build them up.
Blessed be the LORD, because he hath heard the voice of my supplications.
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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."
Psalms 28:2
"Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle."
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 28:5
"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 28:6
"Blessed be the LORD, because he hath heard the voice of my supplications."
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