Give Thanks to the Lord for His Strength!

 Psalm 28: 6 Blessed be the Lord!

    For he has heard the voice of my pleas for mercy.
7 The Lord is my strength and my shield;
    in him my heart trusts, and I am helped;
my heart exults,
    and with my song I give thanks to him.
8 The Lord is the strength of his people;
    he is the saving refuge of his anointed.
9 Oh, save your people and bless your heritage!
    Be their shepherd and carry them forever.

Like many of David's psalms, this one begins with him crying out to God, his Rock, for help. His enemies are out to get him, and his strength is fading fast. In his calling out to Him, he remembers all the times that God has answered him before.  And God is doing it again. Unlike what many of us often do, David does not just forget and walk away; he sings to God in thanksgiving for the saving strength He provides. When we cannot do it on our own, God picks us up like a shepherd does a lamb, carrying us in our weakness, and putting us on His rock hard strength. May we give Him thanks.