David prayeth [or prophesieth] earnestly against his enemies: he blesseth God; he prayeth for the people.
A Psalm of David.
Title. לדוד ledavid.— This Psalm, as well as the foregoing, is supposed to have been written by David towards the latter end of his reign; at a time when, his wars being almost finished, some of his own subjects, probably those of Sheba's party, mentioned 2 Samuel 20 took an opportunity to give him some disturbance. This Psalm, says Mudge, has several states. In the first five verses the author prays for support against his enemies, who seem to have acted treacherously: in the 6th and 7th he has gained the victory, and returns triumphant with songs: the 8th is a chorus of people, or priests, echoing back the words of the preceding verse: the last verse seems to be a prayer of the king for the people, in return to their acclamations for him.
Psalms 28:1. Be not silent to me— Do not keep off from me. Mudge. Compare Psalms 35:22.