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Selected Verse: Psalms 28:7 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ps 28:7 |
King James |
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. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| The repetition of "heart" denotes his sincerity. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
The Lord is my strength - See the notes at Psa 18:1.
And my shield - See the notes at Psa 3:3. Compare Psa 33:20; Psa 59:11; Psa 84:9; Psa 89:18; Gen 15:1.
My heart trusted in him - I trusted or confided in him. See Psa 13:5.
And I am helped - I have found the assistance which I desired.
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 Psa 22:25. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| I am helped - He speaks of it as past, because God assured him by his spirit, that he had heard and accepted his prayers. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| The Lord is my strength - I have the fullest persuasion that he hears, will answer, and will save me. |
25 My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.
5 But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.
1 After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.
18 For the LORD is our defence; and the Holy One of Israel is our king.
9 Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed.
11 Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord our shield.
20 Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he is our help and our shield.
3 But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.
1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, the servant of the LORD, who spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: And he said, I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.