Psalms 28:2-3

28:2 Hear my plea for mercy when I cry out to you for help,

when I lift my hands ¹  toward your holy temple! ² 

28:3 Do not drag me away with evil men,

with those who behave wickedly, ³ 

who talk so friendly to their neighbors, ⁴ 

while they plan to harm them! ⁵ 

[28:2]  ¹ sn I lift my hands. Lifting one’s hands toward God was a gesture of prayer.

[28:2]  ² tn The Hebrew term דְּבִיר (dÿvir, “temple”) actually refers to the most holy place within the sanctuary.

[28:3]  ³ tn Heb “workers of wickedness.”

[28:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “speakers of peace with their neighbors.”

[28:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “and evil [is] in their heart[s].”