The LORD is their strength,I chose this verse, over several others in the chapter that say very similar things, because of the focus. Many of the other verses in this chapter talk about the righteous one calling out to God, and being protected by Him. I realize that that was how it generally worked in the Old Testament times, but those times are not today.
And He is a saving defense to His anointed.
Instead, with Christ's coming, the old rules don't quite apply the same way. God doesn't always save those who call upon Him. Sometimes, they still fall, or fail. Some would say that it's because their faith wasn't great enough. Some would say it's all part of God's plan, and we can't know how those failures will work for His future glory. But I think that, while not discounting those answers, this verse gives a different perspective. God will do as He chooses, and He does the anointing. If He chooses someone, He will supply the strength they need when they need it (that doesn't necessarily mean that He will give that strength when we think we need it).
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