Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Save your people and bless your inheritance; be their shepherd and carry them forever. New Living Translation Save your people! Bless Israel, your special possession. Lead them like a shepherd, and carry them in your arms forever. English Standard Version Oh, save your people and bless your heritage! Be their shepherd and carry them forever. Berean Standard Bible Save Your people and bless Your inheritance; shepherd them and carry them forever. King James Bible Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever. New King James Version Save Your people, And bless Your inheritance; Shepherd them also, And bear them up forever. New American Standard Bible Save Your people and bless Your inheritance; Be their shepherd also, and carry them forever. NASB 1995 Save Your people and bless Your inheritance; Be their shepherd also, and carry them forever. NASB 1977 Save Thy people, and bless Thine inheritance; Be their shepherd also, and carry them forever. Legacy Standard Bible Save Your people and bless Your inheritance; Be their shepherd also, and carry them forever. Amplified Bible Save Your people and bless Your inheritance; Be their shepherd also, and carry them forever. Christian Standard Bible Save your people, bless your possession, shepherd them, and carry them forever. Holman Christian Standard Bible Save Your people, bless Your possession, shepherd them, and carry them forever. American Standard Version Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: Be their shepherd also, and bear them up for ever. Contemporary English Version Come save us and bless us. Be our shepherd and always carry us in your arms. English Revised Version Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and bear them up for ever. GOD'S WORD® Translation Save your people, and bless those who belong to you. Be their shepherd, and carry them forever. Good News Translation Save your people, LORD, and bless those who are yours. Be their shepherd, and take care of them forever. International Standard Version Deliver your people and bless your inheritance! Shepherd them and lift them up forever! Majority Standard Bible Save Your people and bless Your inheritance; shepherd them and carry them forever. NET Bible 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! New Heart English Bible Save your people, and bless your inheritance. Be their shepherd also, and bear them up forever. Webster's Bible Translation Save thy people, and bless thy inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever. World English Bible Save your people, and bless your inheritance. Be their shepherd also, and bear them up forever. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionSave Your people, and bless Your inheritance, "" And feed them, and carry them for all time! Young's Literal Translation Save Thy people, and bless Thine inheritance, And feed them, and carry them to the age! Smith's Literal Translation Save thy people and bless thine inheritance, and feed them and lift them up even forever. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleSave, O Lord, thy people, and bless thy inheritance: and rule them and exalt them for ever. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible Save your people, bless your inheritance; pasture and carry them forever! New Revised Standard Version O save your people, and bless your heritage; be their shepherd, and carry them forever. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleSave thy people, O LORD, and bless thine inheritance; shepherd them also, and take care of them for ever, Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Save your people and bless your inheritance; shepherd them and lead them unto eternity. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Save Thy people, and bless Thine inheritance; And tend them, and carry them for ever. Brenton Septuagint Translation Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: and take care of them, and lift them up for ever. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The LORD is My Strength…8The LORD is the strength of His people, a stronghold of salvation for His anointed. 9Save Your people and bless Your inheritance; shepherd them and carry them forever. Cross References John 10:27-28 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. Isaiah 40:11 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. Ezekiel 34:11-16 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. ... John 17:11 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. 1 Peter 5:2-4 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. Hebrews 13:20-21 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. Psalm 23:1-4 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. ... Jeremiah 31:10 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. Revelation 7:17 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.’” Micah 7:14 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. John 21:15-17 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. Isaiah 63:9 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. 1 Samuel 2:9 He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness; for by his own strength shall no man prevail. Psalm 95:7 For He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture, the sheep under His care. Today, if you hear His voice, Matthew 18:12-14 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. Treasury of Scripture Save your people, and bless your inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever. Save Psalm 14:7 Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! when the LORD bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad. Psalm 25:22 Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles. Psalm 80:14-19 Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine; … bless Deuteronomy 9:29 Yet they are thy people and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest out by thy mighty power and by thy stretched out arm. 2 Samuel 21:3 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? 1 Kings 8:51,53 For they be thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron: … feed. Psalm 78:71 From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance. 2 Samuel 7:7 In all the places 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? Isaiah 40:11 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. lift Ezra 1:4 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 is in Jerusalem. Jump to Previous Age Bear Bless Blessing Carry David Feed Forever Guide Heritage Inheritance Lift Psalm Save Saviour Shepherd TendJump to Next Age Bear Bless Blessing Carry David Feed Forever Guide Heritage Inheritance Lift Psalm Save Saviour Shepherd TendPsalm 28 1. David prays earnestly against his enemies6. and for the people Save Your people The Hebrew word for "save" is "יָשַׁע" (yasha), which conveys the idea of delivering or rescuing. In the context of the Old Testament, this often refers to God's intervention in times of distress or danger. The plea for salvation is a recurring theme in the Psalms, reflecting the Israelites' dependence on God's protection and deliverance. Historically, this cry for salvation can be seen in the context of Israel's numerous battles and struggles, where they sought divine intervention against their enemies. For Christians, this plea resonates with the spiritual salvation offered through Jesus Christ, emphasizing the need for divine grace and redemption. and bless Your inheritance shepherd them and carry them forever
Hebrew Saveהוֹשִׁ֤יעָה ׀ (hō·wō·šî·‘āh) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 3467: To be open, wide, free, to be safe, to free, succor Your people עַמֶּ֗ךָ (‘am·me·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock and bless וּבָרֵ֥ךְ (ū·ḇā·rêḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse Your inheritance; נַחֲלָתֶ֑ךָ (na·ḥă·lā·ṯe·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 5159: Something inherited, occupancy, an heirloom, an estate, patrimony, portion shepherd them וּֽרְעֵ֥ם (ū·rə·‘êm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person masculine plural Strong's 7462: To tend a, flock, pasture it, in, to graze, to rule, to associate with and carry וְ֝נַשְּׂאֵ֗ם (wə·naś·śə·’êm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular | third person masculine plural Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take them עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while forever. הָעוֹלָֽם׃ (hā·‘ō·w·lām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5769: Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always Links Psalm 28:9 NIVPsalm 28:9 NLT Psalm 28:9 ESV Psalm 28:9 NASB Psalm 28:9 KJV Psalm 28:9 BibleApps.com Psalm 28:9 Biblia Paralela Psalm 28:9 Chinese Bible Psalm 28:9 French Bible Psalm 28:9 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 28:9 Save your people and bless your inheritance (Psalm Ps Psa.) |