Psalm 28:7-8

7 The Lord is my strength and ¹my shield; in him my heart ²trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my ³song I give thanks to him.

8 The Lord is the strength of his people; ^[a] he is ⁴the saving refuge of his anointed.

Psalm 28:7-8 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 28

\\<<[A Psalm] of David>>\\. This psalm, Aben Ezra says, David either composed himself, or one of the singers for him; the former seems most likely; and it might be made by him when he was persecuted by Saul, or when delivered from him; or at least when he had faith and hope that he should be delivered: the psalm consists of two parts, petitions and thanksgivings.

Cross References

• 1. 28:7 See Ps. 3:3
• 2. 28:7 See Ps. 11:1
• 3. 28:7 Ps. 69:30
• 4. 28:8 Ps. 140:7; [Ps. 20:6]

Footnotes

• [a] 28:8 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts 'is their strength'