4Give them according to their works, and according to the wickedness of their inventions. According to the works of their hands give thou to them: render to them their reward.


In Context

1 A psalm for David himself. Unto thee will I cry, O Lord: O my God, be not thou silent to me: lest thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.

2 Hear, O Lord, the voice of my supplication, when I pray to thee; when I lift up my hands to thy holy temple.

3 Draw me not away together with the wicked; and with the workers of iniquity destroy me not: Who speak peace with their neighbour, but evils are in their hearts.

4 Give them according to their works, and according to the wickedness of their inventions. According to the works of their hands give thou to them: render to them their reward.

5 Because they have not understood the works of the Lord, and the operations of his hands: thou shalt destroy them, and shalt not build them up.

6 Blessed be the Lord, for he hath heard the voice of my supplication.

Psalm 28:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

28:4Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavours: give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

28:4Repay them for their deeds and for their evil work; repay them for what their hands have done and bring back upon them what they deserve.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

28:4Give them according to their work, and according to the wickedness of their doings: Give them after the operation of their hands; Render to them their desert.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:4Give them according to their doing, and according to the wickedness of their deeds; give them after the work of their hands, render to them their desert.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

28:4Give them according to their work, and according to the wickedness of their doings: give them after the operation of their hands; render to them their desert.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:4Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavors: give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:4Give them according to their work, and according to the wickedness of their doings. Give them according to the operation of their hands. Bring back on them what they deserve.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

28:4Give to them according to their acting, And according to the evil of their doings. According to the work of their hands give to them. Return their deed to them.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

28:4Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavors: give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert.