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.
What does Psalms 28:7 mean?
Has God heard our supplications? Let us then bless his name.
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Commentary on Psalms 28:7
The Lord is my strength - See the notes at Psalm 18:1 . And my shield - See the notes at Psalm 3:3 . Compare Psalm 33:20 ; Psalm 59:11 ; Psalm 84:9 ; Psalm 89:18 ; Genesis 15:1 . My heart trusted in him - I trusted or confided in him. See Psalm 13:5 . And I am helped - I have found the assistance which Idesired. Therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth - I greatly rejoice. I am happy. He had found the assurance of the divine favor which he desired, and his heart was glad. And with my song will I praise him - I will sing praises to Him. Compare Psalm 22:25 .
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Context in Psalms 28
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Psalms 28 belongs to the early movement of the book, especially the section often described as Book I. Psalms is the Bible’s great book of sung prayer, teaching the full range of faithful speech from anguish and repentance to jubilation and doxology. Read this chapter with the wider themes of prayer, praise, and lament in view so the individual verses keep their proper weight.
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