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Psalm 28:9 Save Your people and bless Your inheritance; shepherd them and carry them forever.
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Bless Israel, your special possession. Lead them like a shepherd, and carry them in your arms forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/28.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Oh, save your people and bless your heritage! Be their shepherd and carry them forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/28.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Save Your people and bless Your inheritance; shepherd them and carry them forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/28.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/28.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Save Your people, And bless Your inheritance; Shepherd them also, And bear them up forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/28.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Save Your people and bless Your inheritance; Be their shepherd also, and carry them forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/28.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Save Your people and bless Your inheritance; Be their shepherd also, and carry them forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/28.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Save Thy people, and bless Thine inheritance; Be their shepherd also, and carry them forever. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/28.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Save Your people and bless Your inheritance; Be their shepherd also, and carry them forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/28.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Save Your people and bless Your inheritance; Be their shepherd also, and carry them forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/28.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Save your people, bless your possession, shepherd them, and carry them forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/28.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Save Your people, bless Your possession, shepherd them, and carry them forever. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/28.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: Be their shepherd also, and bear them up for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/28.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Come save us and bless us. Be our shepherd and always carry us in your arms. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/28.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and bear them up for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/28.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Save your people, and bless those who belong to you. Be their shepherd, and carry them forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/28.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Save your people, LORD, and bless those who are yours. Be their shepherd, and take care of them forever. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/28.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Deliver your people and bless your inheritance! Shepherd them and lift them up forever!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/28.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Save Your people and bless Your inheritance; shepherd them and carry them forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/28.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Deliver your people! Empower the nation that belongs to you! Care for them like a shepherd and carry them in your arms at all times! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/28.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Save your people, and bless your inheritance. Be their shepherd also, and bear them up forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/28.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Save thy people, and bless thy inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/28.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Save your people, and bless your inheritance. Be their shepherd also, and bear them up forever. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/28.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Save Your people, and bless Your inheritance, "" And feed them, and carry them for all time!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/28.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Save Thy people, and bless Thine inheritance, And feed them, and carry them to the age!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/28.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Save thy people and bless thine inheritance, and feed them and lift them up even forever.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/28.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Save, O Lord, thy people, and bless thy inheritance: and rule them and exalt them for ever. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/28.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 27:9>O Lord, save your people and bless your inheritance, and reign over them and exalt them, even unto eternity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/28.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Save your people, bless your inheritance; pasture and carry them forever! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/28.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />O save your people, and bless your heritage; be their shepherd, and carry them forever.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/28.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Save thy people, O LORD, and bless thine inheritance; shepherd them also, and take care of them for ever,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/28.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Save your people and bless your inheritance; shepherd them and lead them unto eternity. <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/28.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Save Thy people, and bless Thine inheritance; And tend them, and carry them for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/28.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: and take care of them, and lift them up for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/28-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=2975" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/28.htm">The LORD is My Strength</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>The LORD is the strength of His people, a stronghold of salvation for His anointed. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3467.htm" title="3467: hō·wō·šî·‘āh (V-Hifil-Imp-ms:: 3fs) -- To deliver. A primitive root; properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. to be safe; causatively, to free or succor.">Save</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·me·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">Your people</a> <a href="/hebrew/1288.htm" title="1288: ū·ḇā·rêḵ (Conj-w:: V-Piel-Imp-ms) -- To kneel, bless. A primitive root; to kneel; by implication to bless God, and man; also to curse.">and bless</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5159.htm" title="5159: na·ḥă·lā·ṯe·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- From nachal; properly, something inherited, i.e. occupancy, or an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion.">Your inheritance;</a> <a href="/hebrew/7462.htm" title="7462: ū·rə·‘êm (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-ms:: 3mp) -- A primitive root; to tend a flock; i.e. Pasture it; intransitively, to graze; generally to rule; by extension, to associate with.">shepherd them</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: wə·naś·śə·’êm (Conj-w:: V-Piel-Imp-ms:: 3mp) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">and carry</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">them</a> <a href="/hebrew/5769.htm" title="5769: hā·‘ō·w·lām (Art:: N-ms) -- Long duration, antiquity, futurity. ">forever.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-27.htm">John 10:27-28</a></span><br />My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me. / I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-11.htm">Isaiah 40:11</a></span><br />He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently leads the nursing ewes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/34-11.htm">Ezekiel 34:11-16</a></span><br />For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I Myself will search for My flock and seek them out. / As a shepherd looks for his scattered sheep when he is among the flock, so I will look for My flock. I will rescue them from all the places to which they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness. / I will bring them out from the peoples, gather them from the countries, and bring them into their own land. I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, in the ravines, and in all the settlements of the land. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/17-11.htm">John 17:11</a></span><br />I will no longer be in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to You. Holy Father, protect them by Your name, the name You gave Me, so that they may be one as We are one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/5-2.htm">1 Peter 5:2-4</a></span><br />Be shepherds of God’s flock that is among you, watching over them not out of compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not out of greed, but out of eagerness; / not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock. / And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/13-20.htm">Hebrews 13:20-21</a></span><br />Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, / equip you with every good thing to do His will. And may He accomplish in us what is pleasing in His sight through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/23-1.htm">Psalm 23:1-4</a></span><br />A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. / He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. / He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-10.htm">Jeremiah 31:10</a></span><br />Hear, O nations, the word of the LORD, and proclaim it in distant coastlands: “The One who scattered Israel will gather them and keep them as a shepherd keeps his flock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/7-17.htm">Revelation 7:17</a></span><br />For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/7-14.htm">Micah 7:14</a></span><br />Shepherd with Your staff Your people, the flock of Your inheritance. They live alone in a woodland, surrounded by pastures. Let them graze in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/21-15.htm">John 21:15-17</a></span><br />When they had finished eating, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love Me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he answered, “You know I love You.” Jesus replied, “Feed My lambs.” / Jesus asked a second time, “Simon son of John, do you love Me?” “Yes, Lord,” he answered, “You know I love You.” Jesus told him, “Shepherd My sheep.” / Jesus asked a third time, “Simon son of John, do you love Me?” Peter was deeply hurt that Jesus had asked him a third time, “Do you love Me?” “Lord, You know all things,” he replied. “You know I love You.” Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-9.htm">Isaiah 63:9</a></span><br />In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/2-9.htm">1 Samuel 2:9</a></span><br />He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness; for by his own strength shall no man prevail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/95-7.htm">Psalm 95:7</a></span><br />For He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture, the sheep under His care. Today, if you hear His voice,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/18-12.htm">Matthew 18:12-14</a></span><br />What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost? / And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he rejoices more over that one sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray. / In the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Save your people, and bless your inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever.</p><p class="hdg">Save</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/14-7.htm">Psalm 14:7</a></b></br> Oh that the salvation of Israel <i>were come</i> out of Zion! when the LORD bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, <i>and</i> Israel shall be glad.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/25-22.htm">Psalm 25:22</a></b></br> Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/80-14.htm">Psalm 80:14-19</a></b></br> Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine; … </p><p class="hdg">bless</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/9-29.htm">Deuteronomy 9:29</a></b></br> Yet they <i>are</i> thy people and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest out by thy mighty power and by thy stretched out arm.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/21-3.htm">2 Samuel 21:3</a></b></br> Wherefore David said unto the Gibeonites, What shall I do for you? and wherewith shall I make the atonement, that ye may bless the inheritance of the LORD?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/8-51.htm">1 Kings 8:51,53</a></b></br> For they <i>be</i> thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron: … </p><p class="hdg">feed.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/78-71.htm">Psalm 78:71</a></b></br> From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/7-7.htm">2 Samuel 7:7</a></b></br> In all <i>the places</i> wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel spake I a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why build ye not me an house of cedar?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/40-11.htm">Isaiah 40:11</a></b></br> He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry <i>them</i> in his bosom, <i>and</i> shall gently lead those that are with young.</p><p class="hdg">lift</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/1-4.htm">Ezra 1:4</a></b></br> And whosoever remaineth in any place where he sojourneth, let the men of his place help him with silver, and with gold, and with goods, and with beasts, beside the freewill offering for the house of God that <i>is</i> in Jerusalem.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/25-6.htm">Age</a> <a href="/psalms/25-18.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/psalms/26-12.htm">Bless</a> <a href="/psalms/27-13.htm">Blessing</a> <a href="/job/31-36.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/psalms/28-1.htm">David</a> <a href="/job/24-21.htm">Feed</a> <a href="/psalms/23-6.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/psalms/25-9.htm">Guide</a> <a href="/psalms/25-13.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/psalms/16-6.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/psalms/28-2.htm">Lift</a> <a href="/psalms/28-1.htm">Psalm</a> <a href="/psalms/22-21.htm">Save</a> <a href="/psalms/26-11.htm">Saviour</a> <a href="/psalms/23-1.htm">Shepherd</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-15.htm">Tend</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/29-10.htm">Age</a> <a href="/psalms/34-21.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/psalms/29-11.htm">Bless</a> <a href="/psalms/29-11.htm">Blessing</a> <a href="/psalms/49-17.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/psalms/29-1.htm">David</a> <a href="/psalms/37-3.htm">Feed</a> <a href="/psalms/29-10.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/psalms/31-3.htm">Guide</a> <a href="/psalms/33-12.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/psalms/33-12.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/psalms/68-4.htm">Lift</a> <a href="/psalms/29-1.htm">Psalm</a> <a href="/psalms/31-2.htm">Save</a> <a href="/psalms/31-5.htm">Saviour</a> <a href="/psalms/49-14.htm">Shepherd</a> <a href="/psalms/31-3.htm">Tend</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 28</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/28-1.htm">David prays earnestly against his enemies</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/28-6.htm">and for the people</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF2 --> <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/28.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/28.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Save Your people</b><br>This phrase is a plea for divine intervention and protection. In the context of ancient Israel, "Your people" refers to the Israelites, God's chosen nation. The concept of salvation is central to the biblical narrative, with God repeatedly delivering Israel from physical and spiritual enemies. This plea echoes the broader biblical theme of God as a savior, seen in passages like <a href="/exodus/14-13.htm">Exodus 14:13-14</a>, where God delivers the Israelites from Egypt. It also foreshadows the ultimate salvation through Jesus Christ, who is seen as the fulfillment of God's promise to save His people from their sins (<a href="/matthew/1-21.htm">Matthew 1:21</a>).<p><b>and bless Your inheritance;</b><br>The term "inheritance" refers to the land and people of Israel, which God promised to Abraham and his descendants (<a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a>). In a broader theological sense, it also encompasses the spiritual blessings and promises given to God's people. The request for blessing is a call for God's favor, provision, and protection. This reflects the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where God promises to bless those who are faithful to Him (<a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28:1-14</a>). In the New Testament, believers in Christ are considered God's inheritance, as seen in <a href="/ephesians/1-18.htm">Ephesians 1:18</a>, where Paul speaks of the riches of God's glorious inheritance in the saints.<p><b>shepherd them</b><br>The imagery of God as a shepherd is a powerful biblical metaphor for guidance, care, and protection. This reflects the pastoral culture of ancient Israel, where shepherds played a crucial role in tending to their flocks. The shepherd metaphor is prevalent throughout Scripture, notably in <a href="/psalms/23.htm">Psalm 23</a>, where the Lord is depicted as a shepherd who provides and cares for His sheep. This imagery is fulfilled in Jesus Christ, who identifies Himself as the Good Shepherd in <a href="/john/10-11.htm">John 10:11</a>, emphasizing His role in leading, protecting, and sacrificing for His people.<p><b>and carry them forever.</b><br>The phrase "carry them forever" suggests enduring support and sustenance. It implies God's eternal commitment to His people, ensuring their well-being and security. This reflects the everlasting nature of God's covenant with Israel, as seen in passages like <a href="/isaiah/46-4.htm">Isaiah 46:4</a>, where God promises to sustain and carry His people even to old age. In the New Testament, this eternal care is mirrored in the promise of eternal life through Jesus Christ, who assures His followers of His constant presence and support (<a href="/matthew/28-20.htm">Matthew 28:20</a>). The idea of being carried by God also resonates with the concept of divine grace, where believers are upheld not by their strength but by God's unending love and mercy.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/28.htm">Psalm 28</a>, David was the second king of Israel and a man after God's own heart. His psalms often reflect his deep reliance on God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, God is depicted as the Savior, Shepherd, and Sustainer of His people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel (Your people)</a></b><br>Refers to the nation of Israel, God's chosen people, who are often the subject of His promises and blessings.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/inheritance.htm">Inheritance</a></b><br>This term refers to the people of Israel as God's possession, highlighting their special status and relationship with Him.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/shepherding.htm">Shepherding</a></b><br>A metaphor for God's guidance and care, reflecting the pastoral culture of ancient Israel and the role of a shepherd in leading and protecting the flock.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god_as_savior_and_shepherd.htm">God as Savior and Shepherd</a></b><br>Recognize God's dual role as both Savior and Shepherd in our lives. He not only rescues us from danger but also guides us daily.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_blessing_of_being_god's_inheritance.htm">The Blessing of Being God's Inheritance</a></b><br>Understand the privilege and responsibility of being considered God's inheritance. This status calls for a life of holiness and dedication.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god's_sustaining_power.htm">Dependence on God's Sustaining Power</a></b><br>Trust in God's ability to carry us through life's challenges. His promise to "carry them forever" assures us of His eternal support.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_shepherding_in_christian_leadership.htm">The Role of Shepherding in Christian Leadership</a></b><br>Reflect on how Christian leaders are called to emulate God's shepherding nature, providing guidance, protection, and care for their communities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/eternal_security_in_god's_care.htm">Eternal Security in God's Care</a></b><br>Find comfort in the assurance that God will never abandon His people. His commitment to "carry them forever" speaks to His unending faithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_28.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 28</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_angels_appear.htm">How do angels appear?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_anointing's_role_in_the_bible.htm">What qualities define a good shepherd in scripture?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_deut._28_punishments_compare_to_god's_mercy.htm">How do the severe punishments in Deuteronomy 28 compare with the portrayal of a merciful God in other parts of the Bible (e.g., Psalm 145:9)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_psalm_112_1-2_promises_align_with_history.htm">How do Psalm 112:1-2's promises of blessed descendants align with historical records showing many faithful believers who faced familial hardship or extinction?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/28.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) <span class= "bld">Feed . . . lift them up.</span>--These words suggest comparison with <a href="/isaiah/40-11.htm" title="He 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.">Isaiah 40:11</a>; <a href="/isaiah/63-9.htm" title="In 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 bore them, and carried them all the days of old.">Isaiah 63:9</a>. The incorporation of this petition in the <span class= "ital">Te Deum </span>is one of those interesting facts that link the Christian worship with the Jewish.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/28.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Save thy people, and bless thins inheritance</span>. "In conclusion, the psalmist prays that the Lord would do eternally that which he had done now" (Hengstenberg) - "save" and "bless" his people - keep them from evil, and give them all that is good. Feed them also. As a shepherd does his flock (comp. <a href="/psalms/23-1.htm">Psalm 23:1, 2</a>, <a href="/isaiah/40-11.htm">Isaiah 40:11</a>). And lift them up for ever. Some explain the" lifting up" as carrying in his arms over rough places - a prolongation of the shepherd metaphor (Kay; 'Speaker's Commentary'); but, perhaps, the more ordinary meaning of the Hebrew word - "exalt," "lift up on high," "raise above others" - which is preferred by Bishop Horsley, Rosenmuller, and Hengstenberg, is intended. <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/28-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Save</span><br /><span class="heb">הוֹשִׁ֤יעָה ׀</span> <span class="translit">(hō·wō·šî·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3467.htm">Strong's 3467: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be open, wide, free, to be safe, to free, succor</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your people</span><br /><span class="heb">עַמֶּ֗ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(‘am·me·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and bless</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבָרֵ֥ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇā·rêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1288.htm">Strong's 1288: </a> </span><span class="str2">To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your inheritance;</span><br /><span class="heb">נַחֲלָתֶ֑ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(na·ḥă·lā·ṯe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5159.htm">Strong's 5159: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something inherited, occupancy, an heirloom, an estate, patrimony, portion</span><br /><br /><span class="word">shepherd them</span><br /><span class="heb">וּֽרְעֵ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(ū·rə·‘êm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7462.htm">Strong's 7462: </a> </span><span class="str2">To tend a, flock, pasture it, in, to graze, to rule, to associate with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and carry</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝נַשְּׂאֵ֗ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·naś·śə·’êm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lift, carry, take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them</span><br /><span class="heb">עַד־</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">forever.</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעוֹלָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ō·w·lām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5769.htm">Strong's 5769: </a> </span><span class="str2">Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/28-9.htm">Psalm 28:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/28-9.htm">Psalm 28:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/28-9.htm">Psalm 28:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/28-9.htm">Psalm 28:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/28-9.htm">Psalm 28:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/28-9.htm">Psalm 28:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/28-9.htm">Psalm 28:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/28-9.htm">Psalm 28:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/28-9.htm">Psalm 28:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/28-9.htm">Psalm 28:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/28-9.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 28:9 Save your people and bless your inheritance (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/28-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 28:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 28:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/29-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 29:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 29:1" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>