Psalms 28:8

"Jehovah is their strength, and he is a stronghold of salvation to his anointed.

Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance:

Be their shepherd also, and bear them up forever"

"Stronghold ... to his anointed" (Psalms 28:8). Addis stated that "anointed" in this passage may refer, "Either to the king or to the high priests."[22] This is true enough, of course; but as Dahood noted, in this passage, "The reference is to the King."[23]

"Here David builds upon the fact that he is God's anointed, that he is more than a private citizen. As the Lord's anointed (a term that grew into the Messiah), he stood for his people, and God's grace must be meant for them as well as for himself."[24]

Being assured that God has indeed answered his prayer, David here takes courage and asks for the deliverance of all Israel.

"As God's anointed here, David realizes that the fortunes of the people rise and fall with him."[25] From this, there springs at once this fervent prayer for the welfare of all of God's people, even the nation of Israel. The sudden outcropping of the Shepherd metaphor in the last line is another mark of the Davidic authorship.