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Psalms 28:7 — King James Version← Study notes

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.


Psalms 28:7Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 28:711 words
HebrewMeaning
יְהוָ֤הyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
עֻזִּ֥/יʿuziy
is strength mynounH5797
loud · might · power · strength ···
וּ/מָגִנִּ/י֮wmāginiy
and shield myconjH4043
armed · defence · ruler · scale ···
בּ֤/וֹbwō
pron
בָטַ֥חbāṭaḥ
it has trustedverbH982
secure · sure) · careless (one · woman) ···
לִבִּ֗/יlibiy
heart mynounH3820
care for · consent · considered · courag ···
וְֽ/נֶ֫עֱזָ֥רְתִּיwəneʿĕzārətiy
and I was helpedconjH5826
succour
וַ/יַּעֲלֹ֥זwayaʿălōz
and it exultedconjH5937
rejoice · triumph
לִבִּ֑/יlibiy
heart mynounH3820
care for · consent · considered · courag ···
וּֽ/מִ/שִּׁירִ֥/יwmišiyriy
and from song myconjH7892
sing(-er · -ing) · song
אֲהוֹדֶֽ/נּוּʾăhwōdenw
I will give thanks to himverbH3034
confess · praise · shoot · thank(-ful ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 28:7

Of David himself. 1. It is the Voice of the Mediator Himself, strong of hand in the conflict of the Passion. Now what He seems to wish for against His enemies, is not the wish of malevolence, but the declaration of their punishment; as in the Gospel, Matthew 11:20-24 with the cities, in which though He had performed miracles, yet they had not believed on Him, He does not wish in any evil will what He says, but predicts what is impending over them. 2. “Unto You, O Lord, have…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 28
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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