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From 'My' Strength to 'Our' Strength
Commentators note that the psalmist moves from his personal experience of God's help to a universal truth. The phrase "their strength" refers to all of God's people. This teaches that God's power is not just for a specific individual like King David, but is a communal resource available to the entire family of faith.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 28:8
18th Century
Theologian
The Lord is their strength - Margin, “his strength.” The Hebrew is, “their strength,” or “strength to them.” The allusion is to the people o…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 28:8
19th Century
Bishop
Their strength — that is, the strength of His people, who are throughout in the poet’s thought, even if it is the individual and n…
John Calvin
On Psalms 28:8
16th Century
Theologian
Jehovah is their strength. By way of explanation, he repeats what he had said before: that God had been his strength, namely, because He h…
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John Gill
On Psalms 28:8
17th Century
Pastor
The Lord [is] their strength
The strength of his people, mentioned in (Psalms 28:9); not only the streng…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 28:6–9
17th Century
Minister
Has God heard our supplications? Let us then bless His name. The Lord is my strength, to support me and sustain me through all my services…