Psalms 28:6

“Blessed [be] the Lord, etc.] Which must be understood, not as invoking nor as conferring a blessing on him, neither of which can be done by a creature; nor does he stand in need of any, he being Elshaddai, God all sufficient, God over all, blessed for ever; but as ascribing all blessedness to him, congratulating his greatness and happiness, and giving him praise and glory for mercies received; and particularly for the following: because he hath heard the voice of my supplications; what he had prayed for, (<192802>Psalm 28:2); an answer was quickly returned, even while he was speaking, (<236524>Isaiah 65:24); though this may be an expression of faith, being fully persuaded and assured that he…”

“supplications--or, "cries for mercy."”

“Blessed be the Lord, because he hath heard the voice of my supplications - This is one of those passages which frequently occur in the Psalms, when there has been an earnest and anxious prayer offered to God, and when the answer to the prayer seems to be immediate. The mind of the anxious and troubled pleader becomes calm; the promises of God are brought directly to the soul; the peace which was sought is obtained; and he who began the psalm with deep anxiety and trouble of mind, rejoices at the close of it in the evidences of the divine favor and love. What thus happened to the psalmist frequently occurs now. The answer to prayer, so far as giving calmness and assurance to the mind is…”

“28:6-8 The psalmist anticipates rescue because of his confidence in the Lord’s justice.”

“Psa 31:21, Psa 31:22, Psa 66:19, Psa 66:20, Psa 69:33, Psa 69:34, Psa 107:19-22, Psa 116:1, Psa 116:2, Psa 118:5 Psalms 28:7”

“The first half of the Psalm prayed for deliverance and for judgment; this second half gives thanks for both. If the poet wrote the Psalm at one sitting then at this point the certainty of being answered dawns upon him. But it is even possible that he added this second part later on, as a memorial of the answer he experienced to his prayer (Hitzig, Ewald). It sounds, at all events, like the record of something that has actually taken place. Jahve is his defence and shield. The conjoined perfects in Psa 28:7 denote that which is closely united in actual realisation; and in the fut. consec., as is frequently the case, e.g., in Job 14:2, the historical signification retreats into the background…”