Psalm 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.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 28Meaning
The speaker asks not to be swept away with people who speak peace to neighbors while harmful intent remains in their hearts; the contrast concerns hypocrisy and concealed wrongdoing.
Do not draw me away with the wicked
Verses 3–5 distinguish outward peace from hidden harm, ask for just recompense, and warn against refusing to attend to the LORD’s works.
Read carefully
The speaker asks not to be swept away with people who speak peace to neighbors while harmful intent remains in their hearts; the contrast concerns hypocrisy and concealed wrongdoing.
Reflection
The speaker asks not to be swept away with people who speak peace to neighbors while harmful intent remains in their hearts; the contrast concerns hypocrisy and concealed wrongdoing.