Psalm 28

Once again, David found himself in difficulty and cried out to the Lord for help. We don’t know what caused the problem, but it involved wicked people and workers of iniquity and deceptive people who pretended to be David’s friends but were working for his ruin. The period leading up to Absalom’s rebellion would fit this description, but would David pray for his own son’s destruction when he asked to have Absalom spared (vv. 4-5; 2 Sam. 18:5)? Regardless of the background, this psalm teaches us some important lessons about prayer and patience.