Psalm 28:7

The 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.

Cross-references

Psalm 28:8 Parallel

Psalm 28:8 continues the same psalm, affirming that the LORD is strength for His people and His anointed, reinforcing the theme.

Psalm 91:4 Parallel

Psalm 91:4 uses the same shield imagery for God's faithfulness, adding refuge under wings for fuller protection.

Psalm 56:4 Parallel

Psalm 56:4 combines trust, praise, and fearlessness, closely matching the joy and confidence expressed here.

Psalm 46:1 Parallel

Psalm 46:1 declares God as 'refuge and strength, a very present help,' echoing the help and strength theme of Psalm 28:7.

Psalm 33:21 Parallel

In Psalm 33:21, hearts rejoice because they trust in God's holy name — same link between trust and joy as here.

Psalm 30:12 Parallel

In Psalm 30:12, the heart sings praises and will not be silent — directly parallel to the song of praise here.

Psalm 68:4 Parallel

In Psalm 68:4, the command to sing praise to God's name parallels the personal song of praise here.

Psalm 21:1 Parallel

In Psalm 21:1, the king's joy in God's strength mirrors the personal rejoicing here — both celebrate divine help.

Psalm 19:14 Parallel

Psalm 19:14 calls God 'my strength and my redeemer,' using the same title 'my strength' in a prayer for acceptable words.

Psalm 18:2 Parallel

Psalm 18:2 expands on God as strength, shield, and refuge, matching the 'strength and shield' imagery in Psalm 28:7.

Psalm 18:1 Parallel

Psalm 18:1 opens with the same declaration 'I will love you, O LORD, my strength,' directly paralleling the personal confession of God as strength.

Psalm 13:5 Parallel

Psalm 13:5 parallels the trust and rejoicing in God's salvation, showing a consistent pattern of confident praise.

Psalm 84:11 Parallel

Psalm 84:11 also calls God a shield, expanding the metaphor to include sun and favor, deepening the protection theme.

Psalm 118:14 directly says 'The LORD is my strength and my defense'—almost identical to 'strength and shield'—with joy and victory.

In Psalm 16:9-11, the same joy and trust in God's protection extends to hope of resurrection and eternal pleasures at His right hand.

Psalm 118:6-9 expands on the Lord as helper and refuge, contrasting trust in God versus humans, echoing the shield theme.

Psalm 27:1 Parallel

Psalm 27:1 proclaims God as 'light', 'salvation', and 'stronghold' — a similar declaration of God as protector and source of confidence.

Psalm 81:1 Parallel

Psalm 81:1 calls to 'sing for joy to God our strength' — directly paralleling the joy and strength themes in Psalm 28:7.

Psalm 140:7 Parallel

Psalm 140:7 calls God 'my strong deliverer' who shields, exactly matching the strength and shield imagery of Psalm 28:7.

Psalm 3:3 Parallel

Psalm 3:3 also calls God a 'shield' — reinforcing the protective imagery of God as a personal defender.

Psalm 18:35 Parallel

Psalm 18:35 adds 'shield of victory' and 'sustains me' — expanding on God's protective help seen in Psalm 28:7.

Psalm 18:32 Parallel

Psalm 18:32 similarly credits God as the source of strength — 'arms me with strength' — affirming God as the giver of power.

Psalm 69:30 Parallel

Psalm 69:30 also vows to 'praise God's name in song' — reinforcing the theme of musical thanksgiving for deliverance.

In Psalm 96:1-3, all the earth is called to sing a new song and praise God's name — expanding the personal song here to universal worship.

Psalm 30:10 Contrast

Psalm 30:10 pleads 'be my help' — contrasting the declarative 'he helps me' in Psalm 28:7, showing petition for ongoing help.

Psalm 30:11 Parallel

In Psalm 30:11, God turns mourning into dancing — a specific transformation to joy that echoes the heart leaping for joy here.

Psalm 43:2 Contrast

Psalm 43:2 calls God 'my stronghold' but in a context of feeling rejected — contrasting the confident trust in Psalm 28:7.

Psalm 68:3 Parallel

In Psalm 68:3, the righteous are called to be glad and rejoice before God — a corporate echo of the personal joy here.

Psalm 22:4 Parallel

Psalm 22:4 recalls ancestors who trusted and were delivered, reinforcing that trust in God leads to help.

Psalm 56:3 Parallel

Psalm 56:3 condenses the trust theme—when afraid, trust in God—mirroring the psalmist's reliance here.

Psalm 26:1 Parallel

Psalm 26:1 also declares trust in the LORD — 'I have trusted' — linking trust to a blameless life, while Psalm 28:7 ties trust to help.

Psalm 9:2 Parallel

Psalm 9:2 echoes the joyful praise — 'I will be glad and rejoice... sing praises' — showing a consistent response to God's help.

Exodus 15:1 Allusion

In Exodus 15:2, Moses sings 'The LORD is my strength and my defense' — the same declaration of God as strength and shield that inspires praise here.

Isaiah 12:2 Allusion

Isaiah 12:2 says 'the LORD is my strength and my song,' directly mirroring the praise and strength language of Psalm 28:7.

In Isaiah 61:10, the soul rejoices in God for clothing of salvation — a similar joy in God's deliverance as here.

Ephesians 6:10 echoes the call to be strong in the Lord, reinforcing that divine strength is the source of spiritual power.

In 2 Samuel 22, David's song calls God 'my shield' and 'my strength' — a very close parallel to the psalmist's language of trust and praise.

In 1 Samuel 2:1, Hannah exults in the LORD, saying 'my strength is exalted' — directly paralleling the psalmist's trust and joyful praise.

Genesis 15:1 reveals God as Abram's shield, the same protective title used here, linking covenant promise to personal trust.

In Nehemiah 8:10, 'the joy of the LORD is your strength' — directly parallels the psalmist's joy and trust in God as his strength.

In 2 Samuel 22:33, David calls God 'my strong refuge' — echoing the psalmist's 'strength' and 'shield' imagery of divine protection.

In 2 Samuel 22:3, David calls God 'my shield' and 'my salvation' — directly mirroring the psalmist's declaration of God as strength and shield.

Judges 5:1 Parallel

In Judges 5, Deborah and Barak sing a victory song praising God for deliverance, echoing the psalmist's joy and trust in God's strength.

Colossians 3:16 echoes the theme of singing with thankfulness, linking personal song of thanks to corporate worship with psalms and hymns.

Isaiah 45:24 Related theme

Isaiah 45:24 proclaims 'in the LORD have I righteousness and strength,' linking strength to the LORD as in Psalm 28:7.