Psalm 28:8 “The LORD is the strength of His people, a stronghold of salvation for…”

Psalm 28:8

The LORD is the strength of His people, a stronghold of salvation for His anointed.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

The LORD is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed.

World English Bible

The LORD is their strength. He is a stronghold of salvation to his anointed.

American Standard Version

Jehovah is their strength, And he is a stronghold of salvation to his anointed.

Geneva Bible 1599

The Lord is their strength, and he is the strength of the deliuerances of his anointed.

Darby Translation

Jehovah is their strength; and he is the stronghold of salvation to his anointed one.

Young's Literal Translation

Jehovah [is] strength to him, Yea, the strength of the salvation of His anointed [is] He.

Bible in Basic English

The Lord is their strength, and a strong place of salvation for his king.

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Cross references

“his”

Psalm 20:6 Isaiah 61:1 1 Samuel 16:13 Psalm 2:2

Psalm 20:6 · BSB

Now I know that the LORD saves His anointed; He answers him from His holy heaven with the saving power of His right hand.

Isaiah 61:1 · BSB

The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,

1 Samuel 16:13 · BSB

So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon David from that day forward. Then Samuel set out and went to Ramah.

Psalm 2:2 · BSB

The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One:

Also

Psalm 140:7

Psalm 140:7 · BSB

O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You shield my head in the day of battle.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

7The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart rejoices, and I give thanks to Him with my song.

9Save Your people and bless Your inheritance; shepherd them and carry them forever.

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