John Trapp on Psalms 28:1

PSAL. XXVIII.

Verſ. 1. Unto thee will I cry O Lord my Rock] That thou mayeſt grant mee what I begged ſo earneſtly of thee in the former Pſalm eſpecially, verſ. 4. One thing have I deſired of the Lord, that I will ſeek after, &c. For this Pſalm is of the ſame ſubject with that; and ſeemeth to have been made much about the ſame time; viz. after that David had twice ſpared Sauls life, 1 Sam. 24.4, 5, 6, &c. & 26.12, 21. Only here he expreſſeth himſelf, not as if hee had been a private perſon, and in daily danger of his life; but as deſtined and deſigned to the Kingdome by Almighty God, to whom therefore hee prayeth for himſelf and the people, and againſt their inplacable enemies, with ſo great confidence, as that he preſently praiſeth him for his requeſt obtained, verſ. 6.

Bee not ſilent to mee] Ceaſe not, as deaf, from mee. If God ſeem to be deaf to us, wee muſt cry the louder; that having prepared our hearts by ſuch a ſeeming ſilence, hee may cauſe his ears to hear, Pſal. 10.17. which he will not fail to do, when once wee ſet up our note, and make bitter moan.

Leſt if thou bee ſilent, &c.] Here are his reaſons to help his hope to bee heard. God is well pleaſed that wee argue it out with him in prayer.

Like them that go down into the Pit] Or, dirty dungeon, that is, the grave; or, as Kimchi, lest I bee as the wicked, that go down to Hell. The Righteous periſheth, Iſa. 57.1. that is, the World looks upon them as loſt.