Psalms 28:7
in Psalms 28The 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.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Jehovah is my strength and my shield; My heart hath trusted in him, and I am helped: Therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; And with my song will I praise him.
KJV
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.
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This verse in Psalms 28
Commentary
3 notes on this verseHere is David's declaration and confession of faith, coupled with a testimony from his experience. The Lord is my strength. The Lord employs his power on our behalf, and moreover, infuses strength into us in our weakness. The psalmist, by an act of appropriating faith, takes the omnipotence of Jehovah to be his own. Dependence upon the invisible God gives great independence of spirit, inspiring us with confidence more than human. And my shield. Thus David found both sword and shield in his God.
This site's exposition
Blessed be the LORD
on Psalms 28:6-7
The psalm turns to praise: the LORD has heard the cry for mercy. Shield is a soldier's word, and the strength beside it is what holds him up. His heart trusts, he is helped, and the song follows.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
(1.) He had the pleasure of it: Therefore my heart greatly rejoices. The joy of a believer is seated in the heart, while, in the laughter of the fool, the heart is sorrowful. It is great joy, joy unspeakable and full of glory.
The words behind it
11 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| יְהוָ֤ה׀ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| עֻזִּ֥י | ʾuzi | [is] strength my | H5797 → | 92 times |
| וּמָגִנִּי֮ | umagini | and shield my | H4043 → | 63 times |
| בּ֤וֹ | bo | in him | ||
| בָטַ֥ח | vatach | it has trusted | H982 → | 120 times |
| לִבִּ֗י | libi | heart my | H3820 → | 595 times |
| וְֽנֶ֫עֱזָ֥רְתִּי | veneezareti | and I was helped | H5826 → | 81 times |
| וַיַּעֲלֹ֥ז | vaiyaaloz | and it exulted | H5937 → | 16 times |
| לִבִּ֑י | libi | heart my | H3820 → | 595 times |
| וּֽמִשִּׁירִ֥י | umishiri | and from song my | H7892 → | 59 times |
| אֲהוֹדֶֽנּוּ׃ | ʾahodenu | I will give thanks to him | H3034 → | 114 times |
יְהוָ֤ה׀Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
עֻזִּ֥י[is] strength my
ʾuziH5797 →92 times
וּמָגִנִּי֮and shield my
umaginiH4043 →63 times
בּ֤וֹin him
bo
בָטַ֥חit has trusted
vatachH982 →120 times
לִבִּ֗יheart my
libiH3820 →595 times
וְֽנֶ֫עֱזָ֥רְתִּיand I was helped
veneezaretiH5826 →81 times
וַיַּעֲלֹ֥זand it exulted
vaiyaalozH5937 →16 times
לִבִּ֑יheart my
libiH3820 →595 times
וּֽמִשִּׁירִ֥יand from song my
umishiriH7892 →59 times
אֲהוֹדֶֽנּוּ׃I will give thanks to him
ʾahodenuH3034 →114 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Ephesians 6:10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.
it leads to
- Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
- Isaiah 40:31
But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.
- Joshua 1:9
Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
- 1 Corinthians 16:13
Be on the alert. Stand firm in the faith. Be men of courage. Be strong.
- 1 Peter 5:10
And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish…
- Philippians 4:13
Through
Isaiah 61:10I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom…
it leads to
- Revelation 19:7–8
Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him the glory. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready.
- Philippians 3:9
and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God on the basis of faith.
- Psalms 132:9
May Your priests be clothed with righteousness, and Your saints shout for joy.
- Revelation 19:7–8
About Psalms

This page draws on Charles Spurgeon, The Treasury of David, Vol. 2; Charles Spurgeon, The Treasury of David; Franz Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Psalms and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
