Psalms 28 (DRB)

Chapter Text

28:1 A psalm for David, at the finishing of the tabernacle. Bring to the Lord, O ye children of God: bring to the Lord the offspring of rams.

28:2 Bring to the Lord glory and honour: bring to the Lord glory to his name: adore ye the Lord in his holy court.

28:3 The voice of the Lord is upon the waters; the God of majesty hath thundered, The Lord is upon many waters.

28:4 The voice of the Lord is in power; the voice of the Lord in magnificence.

28:5 The voice of the Lord breaketh the cedars: yea, the Lord shall break the cedars of Libanus.

28:6 And shall reduce them to pieces, as a calf of Libanus, and as the beloved son of unicorns.

28:7 The voice of the Lord divideth the flame of fire:

28:8 The voice of the Lord shaketh the desert: and the Lord shall shake the desert of Cades.

28:9 The voice of the Lord prepareth the stags: and he will discover the thick woods: and in his temple all shall speak his glory.

28:10 The Lord maketh the flood to dwell: and the Lord shall sit king for ever.

28:11 The Lord will give strength to his people: the Lord will bless his people with peace.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "psalm", "david", "finishing", "tabernacle", "bring", "lord", and "children". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "psalm" and "david", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The local DRB text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "psalm" and "david" carries the first interpretive weight. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "psalm" and "david" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.