Psalms 28:8
LORD is their strength, and he is a stronghold of salvation to his anointed.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
The LORD is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed.
In Context
9Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance. Be their shepherd also, and bear them up forever.
Cross References
1 Samuel 16:13Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brothers. And the Spirit of LORD came mightily upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
Psalms 20:6Now I know that LORD saves his anointed. He will answer him from his holy heaven with the saving strength of his right hand.
Psalms 140:7O lord LORD, the strength of my salvation, thou have covered my head in the day of battle.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 28:7-9
Devout Thanksgiving and Praise. 6 Blessed be the Lord , because he hath heard the voice of my supplications. 7 The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him. 8 The Lord is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed. 9 Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever. In these verses, I. David gives God thanks for the audience of his prayers as… Read the whole commentary →