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Psalms 28:8 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Psalms 28:8Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 28:87 words
HebrewMeaning
יְהוָ֥הyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
עֹֽזʿōz
is strengthnounH5797
loud · might · power · strength ···
לָ֑/מוֹlāmwō
pron
וּ/מָ֘ע֤וֹזwmāʿwōz
and is the refuge ofconjH4581
fort · rock · strength · strong
יְשׁוּע֖וֹתyəšwʿwōt
the salvation ofnounH3444
health · help · salvation · save ···
מְשִׁיח֣/וֹməšiyḥwō
anointed hisnounH4899
Messiah
הֽוּאhwʾ
heprepH1931
as for her · him · it · the same ···
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 28:8

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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