Psalms 28:9

Deliver your people! Empower ¹  the nation that belongs to you! ²  Care for them like a shepherd and carry them in your arms ³  at all times! ⁴ 

De 9:29; 2Sa 7:7; 2Sa 21:3; 1Ki 8:51,53; Ezr 1:4; Ps 14:7; Ps 25:22; Ps 78:71; Ps 80:14-19; Isa 40:11; Jer 10:16; Jer 31:7; Eze 34:23,24; Mic 5:2,4; Mic 7:14; Mt 2:6; Eph 1:18

¹ tn Or “bless.”

² tn Heb “your inheritance.” The parallelism (note “your people”) indicates that Israel is in view.

³ 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).

⁴ tn Or “forever.”