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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/psalms/28.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/psalms/28.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Do not drag me away with the wicked, with those who do evil, who speak cordially with their neighbors but harbor malice in their hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/28.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Do not drag me away with the wicked— with those who do evil— those who speak friendly words to their neighbors while planning evil in their hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/28.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Do not drag me off with the wicked, with the workers of evil, who speak peace with their neighbors while evil is in their hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/28.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/28.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief <i>is</i> in their hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/28.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Do not take me away with the wicked And with the workers of iniquity, Who speak peace to their neighbors, But evil <i>is</i> in their hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/28.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not drag me away with the wicked And with those who practice injustice, Who speak peace with their neighbors, While evil is in their hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/28.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Do not drag me away with the wicked And with those who work iniquity, Who speak peace with their neighbors, While evil is in their hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/28.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Do not drag me away with the wicked And with those who work iniquity; Who speak peace with their neighbors, While evil is in their hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/28.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Do not drag me away with the wicked And with workers of iniquity, Who speak peace with their neighbors, While evil is in their hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/28.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Do not drag me away with the wicked And with those who do evil, Who speak peace with their neighbors, While malice <i>and</i> mischief are in their hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/28.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not drag me away with the wicked, with the evildoers, who speak in friendly ways with their neighbors while malice is in their hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/28.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not drag me away with the wicked, with the evildoers, who speak in friendly ways with their neighbors while malice is in their hearts. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/28.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Draw me not away with the wicked, And with the workers of iniquity; That speak peace with their neighbors, But mischief is in their hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/28.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Don't drag me away, LORD, with those cruel people, who speak kind words, while planning trouble. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/28.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity; which speak peace with their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/28.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Do not drag me away with wicked people, with troublemakers who speak of peace with their neighbors but have evil in their hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/28.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Do not condemn me with the wicked, with those who do evil--those whose words are friendly, but who have hatred in their hearts. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/28.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Do not drag me away with the wicked, with those who practice iniquity, who speak peace to their neighbors while harboring evil in their hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/28.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/28.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Do not drag me away with evil men, with those who behave wickedly, who talk so friendly to their neighbors, while they plan to harm them! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/28.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Do not draw me away with the wicked, with evildoers who speak peace with their neighbors, but mischief is in their hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/28.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace to their neighbors, but mischief is in their hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/28.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Don’t draw me away with the wicked, with the workers of iniquity who speak peace with their neighbors, but mischief is in their hearts. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/28.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Do not draw me with the wicked, "" And with workers of iniquity, "" Speaking peace with their neighbors, "" And evil in their heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/28.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Draw me not with the wicked, And with workers of iniquity, Speaking peace with their neighbours, And evil in their heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/28.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thou wilt not draw me with the unjust, and with those working vanity, speaking peace with their neighbors, and evil in their heart.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/28.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Draw me not away together with the wicked; and with the workers of iniquity destroy me not: Who speak peace with their neighbour, but evils are in their hearts. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/28.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 27:3>Do not draw me away together with sinners; and let me not perish with those who work iniquity, who speak peacefully to their neighbor, yet evils are in their hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/28.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Do not drag me off with the wicked, with those who do wrong, Who speak peace to their neighbors though evil is in their hearts. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/28.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Do not drag me away with the wicked, with those who are workers of evil, who speak peace with their neighbors, while mischief is in their hearts.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/28.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Count me not with the wicked and with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace with their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/28.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Do not number me with the wicked, or with evil Servants who speak peace with their companions and have evil in their hearts.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/28.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Draw me not away with the wicked, And with the workers of iniquity; Who speak peace with their neighbours, But evil is in their hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/28.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Draw not away my soul with sinners, and destroy me not with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace with their neighbours, but evils are in their hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/28-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=2914" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/28.htm">The LORD is My Strength</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>Hear my cry for mercy when I call to You for help, when I lift up my hands toward Your holy sanctuary. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">Do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/4900.htm" title="4900: tim·šə·ḵê·nî (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms:: 1cs) -- To draw, drag. A primitive root; to draw, used in a great variety of applications.">drag me away</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im- (Prep) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">with</a> <a href="/hebrew/7563.htm" title="7563: rə·šā·‘îm (Adj-mp) -- Wicked, criminal. From rasha'; morally wrong; concretely, an bad person.">the wicked,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: wə·‘im- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">and with</a> <a href="/hebrew/6466.htm" title="6466: pō·‘ă·lê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- Do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, especially to practise.">the workers</a> <a href="/hebrew/205.htm" title="205: ’ā·wen (N-ms) -- From an unused root perhaps meaning properly, to pant; strictly nothingness; also trouble. Vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol.">of iniquity,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dō·ḇə·rê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">who speak</a> <a href="/hebrew/7965.htm" title="7965: lō·wm (N-ms) -- Or shalom; from shalam; safe, i.e. well, happy, friendly; also welfare, i.e. Health, prosperity, peace.">peace</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im- (Prep) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/7453.htm" title="7453: rê·‘ê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Friend, companion, fellow. Or reya2; from ra'ah; an associate.">their neighbors</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: wə·rā·‘āh (Conj-w:: Adj-fs) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">while malice</a> <a href="/hebrew/3824.htm" title="3824: bil·ḇā·ḇām (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3mp) -- Inner man, mind, will, heart. From labab; the heart; used also like leb.">is in their hearts.</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/26-24.htm">Proverbs 26:24-26</a></span><br />A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart. / When he speaks graciously, do not believe him, for seven abominations fill his heart. / Though his hatred is concealed by deception, his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/9-8.htm">Jeremiah 9:8</a></span><br />Their tongues are deadly arrows; they speak deception. With his mouth a man speaks peace to his neighbor, but in his heart he sets a trap for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-27.htm">Matthew 23:27-28</a></span><br />Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity. / In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/16-18.htm">Romans 16:18</a></span><br />For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/55-21.htm">Psalm 55:21</a></span><br />His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/10-6.htm">Proverbs 10:6</a></span><br />Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/3-5.htm">Micah 3:5</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “As for the prophets who lead My people astray, who proclaim peace while they chew with their teeth, but declare war against one who puts nothing in their mouths:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-15.htm">Matthew 7:15</a></span><br />Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/11-13.htm">2 Corinthians 11:13-15</a></span><br />For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ. / And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. / It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their actions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/12-2.htm">Psalm 12:2</a></span><br />They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-13.htm">Isaiah 29:13</a></span><br />Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/33-31.htm">Ezekiel 33:31</a></span><br />So My people come to you as usual, sit before you, and hear your words; but they do not put them into practice. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest gain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-7.htm">Matthew 15:7-8</a></span><br />You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you: / ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/2-5.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:5</a></span><br />As you know, we never used words of flattery or any pretext for greed. God is our witness!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/5-9.htm">Psalm 5:9</a></span><br />For not a word they speak can be trusted; destruction lies within them. Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbors, but mischief is in their hearts.</p><p class="hdg">Draw</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/26-9.htm">Psalm 26:9</a></b></br> Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/16-26.htm">Numbers 16:26</a></b></br> And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/25-41.htm">Matthew 25:41,46</a></b></br> Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: … </p><p class="hdg">speak</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/12-2.htm">Psalm 12:2</a></b></br> They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: <i>with</i> flattering lips <i>and</i> with a double heart do they speak.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/55-21.htm">Psalm 55:21</a></b></br> <i>The words</i> of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war <i>was</i> in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet <i>were</i> they drawn swords.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/62-4.htm">Psalm 62:4</a></b></br> They only consult to cast <i>him</i> down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.</p><p class="hdg">mischief</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/7-14.htm">Psalm 7:14</a></b></br> Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/10-7.htm">Psalm 10:7,14</a></b></br> His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue <i>is</i> mischief and vanity… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/36-4.htm">Psalm 36:4</a></b></br> He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way <i>that is</i> not good; he abhorreth not evil.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/15-4.htm">Cordially</a> <a href="/job/36-20.htm">Drag</a> <a href="/psalms/7-4.htm">Draw</a> <a href="/psalms/27-5.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/job/36-13.htm">Harbor</a> <a href="/psalms/27-14.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/psalms/25-14.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/psalms/25-11.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/psalms/26-10.htm">Mischief</a> <a href="/ezra/6-21.htm">Neighbors</a> <a href="/job/19-14.htm">Neighbours</a> <a href="/psalms/7-4.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/psalms/26-9.htm">Sinners</a> <a href="/psalms/17-10.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/psalms/15-2.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/psalms/27-2.htm">Wicked</a> <a href="/psalms/19-1.htm">Work</a> <a href="/psalms/14-4.htm">Workers</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/9-8.htm">Cordially</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-7.htm">Drag</a> <a href="/psalms/31-4.htm">Draw</a> <a href="/psalms/28-4.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/psalms/103-9.htm">Harbor</a> <a href="/psalms/28-7.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/psalms/31-12.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/psalms/31-10.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/psalms/36-3.htm">Mischief</a> <a href="/psalms/31-11.htm">Neighbors</a> <a href="/psalms/31-11.htm">Neighbours</a> <a href="/psalms/29-11.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/psalms/31-17.htm">Sinners</a> <a href="/psalms/29-9.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/psalms/31-18.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/psalms/31-17.htm">Wicked</a> <a href="/psalms/28-4.htm">Work</a> <a href="/psalms/36-12.htm">Workers</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 28</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/28-1.htm">David prays earnestly against his enemies</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/28-6.htm">and for the people</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/28.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/28.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Do not drag me away with the wicked</b><br>This phrase reflects a plea for divine protection and justice. The psalmist seeks to be distinguished from the wicked, emphasizing a desire for righteousness. In biblical context, the "wicked" often refers to those who live in opposition to God's laws. The imagery of being "dragged away" suggests a forceful removal, possibly alluding to judgment or exile, which was a common consequence for disobedience in ancient Israel. This plea can be connected to the broader biblical theme of separation between the righteous and the wicked, as seen in parables like the wheat and the tares (<a href="/matthew/13-24.htm">Matthew 13:24-30</a>).<p><b>and with the workers of iniquity</b><br>"Workers of iniquity" denotes those who actively engage in sinful behavior. The term "iniquity" implies a deep moral corruption and deliberate wrongdoing. This phrase highlights the psalmist's awareness of the pervasive nature of sin and the active role some take in perpetuating it. Historically, Israel faced many internal and external threats from those who practiced iniquity, leading to societal and spiritual decay. The psalmist's request underscores a desire for personal integrity and divine discernment.<p><b>who speak peace to their neighbors</b><br>This phrase addresses the duplicity of the wicked, who outwardly express peace while harboring ill intentions. In the cultural context of ancient Israel, community and neighborly relations were vital for survival and prosperity. The act of speaking peace while plotting harm is a betrayal of trust and community values. This duplicity is condemned throughout scripture, as seen in <a href="/proverbs/26-24.htm">Proverbs 26:24-26</a>, which warns against those who disguise their hatred with charming words.<p><b>while malice is in their hearts</b><br>The contrast between outward expressions and inner intentions is stark here. "Malice" indicates a deep-seated desire to harm others, revealing the true nature of the wicked. This internal corruption is a recurring theme in scripture, where the heart is often seen as the source of both good and evil (<a href="/jeremiah/17-9.htm">Jeremiah 17:9</a>). The psalmist's insight into the human heart aligns with Jesus' teachings in the New Testament, where He emphasizes the importance of inner purity over outward appearances (<a href="/matthew/15-18.htm">Matthew 15:18-20</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of this psalm, David is expressing a plea for divine justice and protection from deceitful and wicked individuals.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wicked.htm">The Wicked</a></b><br>These are individuals characterized by their deceitful nature, speaking peace outwardly while harboring malice internally.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/w/workers_of_iniquity.htm">Workers of Iniquity</a></b><br>This term refers to those who actively engage in sinful behavior, contributing to the moral decay of society.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/n/neighbors.htm">Neighbors</a></b><br>The people to whom the wicked speak peace, representing those who may be deceived by outward appearances.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The ultimate judge and protector, whom David is appealing to for deliverance and justice.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/discernment_in_relationships.htm">Discernment in Relationships</a></b><br>As believers, we must seek God's wisdom to discern the true intentions of those around us, recognizing that not everyone who speaks peace has pure motives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/integrity_of_heart.htm">Integrity of Heart</a></b><br>We are called to align our words with our hearts, ensuring that our outward expressions of peace are genuine and not tainted by hidden malice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/prayer_for_protection.htm">Prayer for Protection</a></b><br>Like David, we should regularly pray for God's protection against those who may seek to harm us through deceit and wickedness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_divine_justice.htm">Trust in Divine Justice</a></b><br>We can find comfort in knowing that God is aware of the true nature of every heart and will ultimately bring justice to those who practice iniquity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/self-examination.htm">Self-Examination</a></b><br>This verse challenges us to examine our own hearts, ensuring that we are not guilty of the same duplicity we seek to avoid in others.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_28.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 28</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_bible's_stance_on_slander.htm">What is the Bible's stance on slander?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_psalm_28_2's_temple_timeline.htm">In Psalm 28:2, which references the “most holy sanctuary,” how do we reconcile questions about the historicity or exact timeline of the temple’s existence? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_god_hidden_in_innocent_suffering.htm">If God is omnipresent, why does He appear hidden when the innocent suffer? (Psalm 10:1)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_94_align_with_swift_judgment.htm">Psalm 94:3-4 depicts the wicked flourishing and boasting; how does this align with other biblical claims that God swiftly judges evil?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/28.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">Draw me not.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">Drag me not. </span>In <a href="/ezekiel/32-18.htm" title="Son of man, wail for the multitude of Egypt, and cast them down, even her, and the daughters of the famous nations, to the nether parts of the earth, with them that go down into the pit.">Ezekiel 32:18</a> <span class= "ital">seq., </span>we have a magnificent vision of judgment, in which the wicked nations are represented as being dragged to death and destruction. In the person of the poet, Israel prays not to be involved in such a punishment. The words "which speak peace "may refer to some overture of alliance from such, or it may be generally those who "hide hatred with lying lips" (<a href="/proverbs/10-18.htm" title="He that hides hatred with lying lips, and he that utters a slander, is a fool.">Proverbs 10:18</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/28.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity</span> (comp. <a href="/psalms/26-9.htm">Psalm 26:9</a>). The metaphor implied in "draw me not away "is that of a hunter, drawing prey of all kinds to him enclosed within a net. The psalmist prays that he may not share the fate of the workers of iniquity, over whom he seems to see some terrible judgment impending. <span class="cmt_word">Which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts.</span> (For extreme instances of this kind of wickedness, see <a href="/2_samuel/3-27.htm">2 Samuel 3:27</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/20-9.htm">2 Samuel 20:9, 10</a>; and for the wide prevalence of such treacherous dealing, comp. <a href="/psalms/55-20.htm">Psalm 55:20, 21</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/9-8.htm">Jeremiah 9:8</a>.) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/28-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Do not</span><br /><span class="heb">אַל־</span> <span class="translit">(’al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">drag me away</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּמְשְׁכֵ֣נִי</span> <span class="translit">(tim·šə·ḵê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4900.htm">Strong's 4900: </a> </span><span class="str2">To draw, drag</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with</span><br /><span class="heb">עִם־</span> <span class="translit">(‘im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> </span><span class="str2">With, equally with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the wicked,</span><br /><span class="heb">רְשָׁעִים֮</span> <span class="translit">(rə·šā·‘îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7563.htm">Strong's 7563: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wrong, an, bad person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and with</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעִם־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> </span><span class="str2">With, equally with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the workers</span><br /><span class="heb">פֹּ֪עֲלֵ֫י</span> <span class="translit">(pō·‘ă·lê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6466.htm">Strong's 6466: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make, to practise</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of iniquity,</span><br /><span class="heb">אָ֥וֶן</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·wen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_205.htm">Strong's 205: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strictly nothingness, trouble, vanity, wickedness, an idol</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who speak</span><br /><span class="heb">דֹּבְרֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(dō·ḇə·rê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">peace</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁ֭לוֹם</span> <span class="translit">(lō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7965.htm">Strong's 7965: </a> </span><span class="str2">Safe, well, happy, friendly, welfare, health, prosperity, peace</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">עִם־</span> <span class="translit">(‘im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> </span><span class="str2">With, equally with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their neighbors</span><br /><span class="heb">רֵֽעֵיהֶ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(rê·‘ê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7453.htm">Strong's 7453: </a> </span><span class="str2">Friend, companion, fellow</span><br /><br /><span class="word">while malice</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝רָעָ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·rā·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bad, evil</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is in their hearts.</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּלְבָבָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(bil·ḇā·ḇām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3824.htm">Strong's 3824: </a> </span><span class="str2">Inner man, mind, will, heart</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/28-3.htm">Psalm 28:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/28-3.htm">Psalm 28:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/28-3.htm">Psalm 28:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/28-3.htm">Psalm 28:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/28-3.htm">Psalm 28:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/28-3.htm">Psalm 28:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/28-3.htm">Psalm 28:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/28-3.htm">Psalm 28:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/28-3.htm">Psalm 28:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/28-3.htm">Psalm 28:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/28-3.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 28:3 Don't draw me away with the wicked (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/28-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 28:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 28:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/28-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 28:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 28:4" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>