8 The Lord is the strength of his people, a fortress of salvation for his anointed one.
8 The Lord is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed.
8 The Lord is the strength of his people;
8 God is all strength for his people, ample refuge for his chosen leader;
8 The Lord is their strength, And He is the saving refuge of His anointed.
8 The Lord gives his people strength. He is a safe fortress for his anointed king.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 28:8
Commentary on Psalm 28:6-9
(Read Psalm 28:6-9)
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, nor from the light of God's countenance, for others' sharing therein. The psalmist concludes with a short, but comprehensive prayer. God's people are his inheritance, and precious in his eyes. He prays that God would save them; that he would bless them with all good, especially the plenty of his ordinances, which are food to the soul. And direct their actions and overrule their affairs for good. Also, lift them up for ever; not only those of that age, but his people in every age to come; lift them up as high as heaven. There, and there only, will saints be lifted up for ever, never more to sink, or be depressed. Save us, Lord Jesus, from our sins; bless us, thou Son of Abraham, with the blessing of righteousness; feed us, thou good Shepherd of the sheep, and lift us up for ever from the dust, O thou, who art the Resurrection and the Life.