The Lord, Our Strength and Shield (Psalm 28)

This sermon on Psalm 28 traces David’s movement from desperate prayer to confident praise: he begins by crying to the Lord alone, pleading that God would hear and act rather than remain silent, approaching with open, lifted hands and trusting that God is always at work in every circumstance. It then wrestles with David’s imprecatory requests against his enemies (vv. 3–5), asking how such “cursing prayers” fit with Jesus’ commands to love and pray for enemies, and answers by framing God’s response to his enemies in two ultimate outcomes—just judgment or merciful salvation—pressing the listener to consider how God has treated them personally. Finally, David concludes (vv. 6–9) by returning to the sure anchor that the Lord is worthy of praise, and the message applies the psalm by inviting hearers to name the darkness or opposition they face and bring their honest cries to God with renewed trust.