Psalms 28:8
The LORD is a strength unto them; and He is a stronghold of salvation to His anointed.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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; and tend them, and carry them for ever.
Cross References
1 Samuel 16:13Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren; and the spirit of the LORD came mightily upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
Psalms 20:6(20-7) Now know I that the LORD saveth His anointed; He will answer him from His holy heaven with the mighty acts of His saving right hand.
Psalms 140:7(140-8) O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, who hast screened 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 →