The Lord is my strength and my shield;
my heart trusts in him, and I am helped.(A)
Therefore my heart celebrates,
and I give thanks to him with my song.(B)

The Lord is the strength of his people;[a]
he is a stronghold of salvation for his anointed.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 28:8 Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr; other Hb mss read strength for them

The Lord is my strength(A) and my shield;
    my heart trusts(B) in him, and he helps me.
My heart leaps for joy,(C)
    and with my song I praise him.(D)

The Lord is the strength(E) of his people,
    a fortress of salvation(F) for his anointed one.(G)

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16 But I will sing of your strength
and will joyfully proclaim
your faithful love in the morning.(A)
For you have been a stronghold for me,
a refuge in my day of trouble.(B)
17 To you, my strength, I sing praises,
because God is my stronghold—
my faithful God.(C)

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16 But I will sing(A) of your strength,(B)
    in the morning(C) I will sing of your love;(D)
for you are my fortress,(E)
    my refuge in times of trouble.(F)

17 You are my strength, I sing praise to you;
    you, God, are my fortress,
    my God on whom I can rely.(G)

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