Psalm 28:9

New English Translation

⁹Deliver your people.
Empower^[a] the nation that belongs to you.^[b]
Care for them like a shepherd and carry them in your arms^[c] at all times!^[d]

Psalm 28:9 tn Or “bless.”
Psalm 28:9 tn Heb “your inheritance.” The parallelism (note “your people”) indicates that Israel is in view.
Psalm 28:9 tn Heb “shepherd them and lift them up.”sn The shepherd metaphor is sometimes associated with royal responsibility. See 2 Sam 5:2; 7:7; Mic 5:2-4).
Psalm 28:9 tn Or “forever.”

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