Psalms 28:8

Psalms 28:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The Lord is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord is the strength of his people; he is the saving refuge of his anointed.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord is their strength, And He is the saving refuge of His anointed.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The Lord gives his people strength. He is a safe fortress for his anointed king.

Context of Psalms 28:8

6Praise be to the Lord, for he has heard my cry for mercy. 7The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him. The Lord is the strength of his people, a fortress of salvation for his anointed one. 9Save your people and bless your inheritance; be their shepherd and carry them forever.

Psalms 28:8 word by word

יְהוָ֥ה עֹֽז־לָ֑מוֹ וּמָ֘ע֤וֹז יְשׁוּע֖וֹת מְשִׁיח֣וֹ הֽוּא׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• their strengthעֹז‛ôz ‛ôz · strengthH5797
• the savingיְשׁוּעָהyeshû‛âh · salvationH3444
• strengthמָעוֹזmâ‛ôz mâ‛ûz mâ‛ôz mâ‛ûz · securityH4581
• of his anointedמָשִׁיחַmâshîyach · anointedH4899

Cross-references for Psalms 28:8

• Psalms 2:2The kings of the earth rise up and the rulers band together against the Lord and against his anointed, saying,
• Psalms 20:6Now this I know: The Lord gives victory to his anointed. He answers him from his heavenly sanctuary with the victorious power of his right hand.
• 1 Samuel 16:13So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and from that day on the Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon David. Samuel then went to Ramah.
• Isaiah 61:1The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners,

Commentaries on Psalms 28:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8The Lord is their strength - Instead of למו lamo, to them, eight MSS. of Kennicott and De Rossi have לעמו leammo to his people; and this reading is confirmed by the Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate, Ethiopic, Arabic, and Anglo-Saxon. This makes the passage more precise and intelligible; and of the truth of the reading there can be no reasonable doubt. "The Lord is the strength of his People, and the saving strength of his anointed." Both king and people are…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8The Lord is their strength - Margin, “his strength.” The Hebrew is, “their strength,” or “strength to them.” The allusion is to the people of God. The course of thought seems to be, that the psalmist, having derived in his own case assistance from God, or having found God a strength to him, his mind turns from this fact to the general idea that God was the strength of “all” who were in similar circumstancaes; or that all His people might confide in Him as…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-9Verses 6-9 Has God heard our supplications? Let us then bless his name. The Lord is my strength, to support me, and carry me on through all my services and sufferings. The heart that truly believes, shall in due time greatly rejoice: we are to expect joy and peace in believing. God shall have the praise of it: thus must we express our gratitude. The saints rejoice in others' comfort as well as their own: we have the less benefit from the light of the sun…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-8The psalmist anticipates rescue because of his confidence in the Lord’s justice.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. The distinction made between the people. their strength--and the anointed--may indicate Absalom's rebellion as the occasion.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 28:8

• Blessing
• Righteous
• Testimony

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Commentaries on Psalms 28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings