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.
• New International Version (NIV)The Lord is the strength of his people, a fortress of salvation for his anointed one.
• 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.

Context of Psalms 28:8

6Praise the Lord! For he has heard my cry for mercy. 7The Lord is my strength and shield. I trust him with all my heart. He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy. I burst out in songs of thanksgiving. The Lord gives his people strength. He is a safe fortress for his anointed king. 9Save your people! Bless Israel, your special possession. Lead them like a shepherd, and carry them in your arms 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 prepare for battle; the rulers plot together against the Lord and against his anointed one.
• Psalms 20:6Now I know that the Lord rescues his anointed king. He will answer him from his holy heaven and rescue him by his great power.
• 1 Samuel 16:13So as David stood there among his brothers, Samuel took the flask of olive oil he had brought and anointed David with the oil. And the Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon David from that day on. Then Samuel returned to Ramah.
• Isaiah 61:1The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me, for the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to comfort the brokenhearted and to proclaim that captives will be released and prisoners will be freed.

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