Psalm 28:8
The Lord is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed.
Cross-reference
Psalm 28:7 immediately follows, declaring 'The LORD is my strength and my shield,' reinforcing the same truth within the same psalm.
Psalm 20:6 directly parallels the saving refuge for the anointed, affirming God's deliverance of his chosen king.
Psalm 18:1 directly calls God 'my strength,' personalizing the same attribute of God as the strength of His people.
Psalm 27:1 calls God 'my light and my salvation' and 'stronghold of my life,' paralleling the fortress and salvation imagery.
Psalm 29:11 prays 'May the LORD give strength to his people,' directly echoing the declaration that the LORD is the strength of His people.
Psalm 86:16 asks God to 'give your strength to your servant,' showing reliance on God for strength, paralleling the theme.
Psalm 84:5 blesses those 'whose strength is in you,' linking personal strength to God, similar to God being the strength of His people.
1 Samuel 2:10 explicitly states God gives strength to his king and exalts his anointed, mirroring the refuge theme.
1 Samuel 16:13 provides the historical anointing of David, the anointed one whom God protects in Psalm 28:8.
Exodus 15:2 echoes the declaration of God as strength, using the same phrase 'my strength' in a song of deliverance.
2 Samuel 22:33 describes God as a strong refuge, similar to the saving refuge for the anointed in Psalm 28:8.
Nehemiah 8:10 declares 'the joy of the LORD is your strength,' offering a specific source of strength—joy in God—parallel to God being the strength of His people.
Isaiah 33:6 speaks of God as 'stability' and 'abundance of salvation,' echoing the themes of strength and salvation, though less directly.