Psalms 28:8

“The Lord [is] their strength, etc.] The strength of his people, mentioned in (<192809>Psalm 28:9); not only the strength of David in particular, but of all his people in general; (see <193739>Psalm 37:39); and he [is] the saving strength of his anointed; meaning either himself, as before, who was anointed by Samuel king of Israel, and therefore had not invaded and thrust himself into an office he had no call and right unto; or the Messiah, the Lord’s Anointed, whom he heard, helped, and strengthened in the day of salvation, and delivered him from the power of death and the grave, and raised him from thence, and gave him glory; (see <192006>”

“The distinction made between the people. their strength--and the anointed--may indicate Absalom's rebellion as the occasion.”

“The Lord is their strength - Margin, “his strength.” The Hebrew is, “their strength,” or “strength to them.” The allusion is to the people of God. The course of thought seems to be, that the psalmist, having derived in his own case assistance from God, or having found God a strength to him, his mind turns from this fact to the general idea that God was the strength of “all” who were in similar circumstancaes; or that all His people might confide in Him as he had done. And he is the saving strength - Margin, as in Hebrew, “strength of salvations.” That is, In Him is found the strength which produces salvation. See the notes at Psalms 27:1. Of his anointed - See Psalms 2:2, note; Psalms 20:6,…”

“their: or, his saving strength: Heb. strength of salvations his: Psa 2:2, Psa 20:6; Sa1 16:13; Isa 61:1 Psalms 28:9”