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Psalms 28:8–9

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The Lord is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed.
Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever.
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From verse 8

  1. Psalms 20:6Rank 1 from verse 8
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    6Now know I that the Lord saveth his anointed; he will hear him from his holy heaven with the saving strength of his right hand.

  2. Psalms 140:7Rank 2 from verse 8
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    7O God the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.

  3. Isaiah 61:1Rank 3 from verse 8
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    1THE Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;

  4. 1 Samuel 16:13Rank 4 from verse 8
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    13Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.

  5. Psalms 2:2Rank 5 from verse 8
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    2The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying,

From verse 9

  1. Isaiah 40:11Rank 1 from verse 9
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    11He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.

  2. Psalms 78:71Rank 2 from verse 9
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    71From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.

  3. Deuteronomy 9:29Rank 3 from verse 9
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    29Yet they are thy people and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest out by thy mighty power and by thy stretched out arm.

  4. Isaiah 63:9Rank 4 from verse 9
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    9In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.

  5. 1 Kings 8:51Rank 5 from verse 9
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    51For they be thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron:

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Psalms 28:8

COMBINED MEANING

strength

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Power, might, force, ability, firmness, courage, capacity, support, defence, resources, or that by which a person or thing is enabled to stand, act, endure, overcome, or accomplish a work.

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COMBINED MEANING

saving

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Present-participial, verbal-noun, or prepositional form of save. Sense 1: Preserving, rescuing, or bringing deliverance. Sense 2: As a preposition, except or excepting.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

anointed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of anoint, meaning to apply oil, ointment, or salve to a person or thing; by anointing, to consecrate, set apart, or appoint to an office or holy use.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Psalms 28:9

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save

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Sense 1: To rescue, deliver, preserve, keep alive, heal, recover, or bring safely through. Sense 2: Except or apart from.

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people

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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.

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bless

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To pronounce or bestow good, favor, or happiness; to praise, thank, or glorify God.

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inheritance

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A possession, portion, or heritage received by descent, allotment, promise, or divine gift.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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feed

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Sense 1: To give or take food; to nourish, tend, or graze. Sense 2: Food for animals.

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lift

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Sense 1: To raise, bear up, or elevate physically. Sense 2: To direct upward or raise in expression, as the eyes, hands, voice, soul, prayer, or countenance. Sense 3: To exalt, restore, strengthen, or raise in condition or honour. Sense 4: To raise or wield against, as a hand, tool, weapon, or standard. Sense 5: In lift from off, to remove or take away.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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for ever

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1. Without end; for all time. 2. Continually or permanently throughout the duration in view.

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ever

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At any time; always or continually; throughout all time or for ever.

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7The 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.

8The Lord is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed.

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9Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever.

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