Psalms 28:4

Pay them back for their evil deeds! Pay them back for what they do! Punish them! ¹ 

Ezr 9:13; Ps 2:1-5; Ps 5:10; Ps 21:10; Ps 59:12,13; Ps 62:12; Ps 69:22-24; Ps 103:3,4; Ps 103:10; Ps 109:17-21; Jer 18:21-23; Eze 38:10; Ro 2:6-8; Ro 11:22; 2Ti 4:14; Re 18:6

¹ tn Heb “Give to them according to their work, and according to the evil of their deeds. According to the work of their hands give to them. Return their due to them.” The highly repetitive style reflects the psalmist’s agitated emotional state and draws attention to his yearning for justice.