Self-interpreting Bible
Psalms 71
1The Psalmist, declaring his trust in God founded on past experience, prayeth for the continuance of God's saving help, and the confusion of his enemies: 14he promiseth acts of praise: 17he prayeth not to be abandoned in the decline of life: 19he praiseth God, and promiseth to do it cheerfully.
1 IN athee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion.
2 bDeliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: cincline thine ear unto me, and save me.
3 1Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: dthou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress.
4 eDeliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
5 For fthou art my hope, O Lord GOD: thou art my trust from my youth.
6 By gthee have I been *holden up from the womb: thou art hhe that took me out of my mother's bowels: imy praise shall be continually of thee.
7 I jam as a wonder unto many; kbut thou art my strong refuge.
8 Let lmy mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day.
- l: Job 8:21 , Ps. 104:33 , Ps. 145:2 , Ps. 146:2
9 mCast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.
10 For nmine enemies speak against me; and they that 2lay wait for my soul take counsel together,
- n: Ps. 56:6 , Ps. 2:2 , Ps. 83:3 , 2Sa. 16:7 , 2Sa. 16:20 - 23 , 2Sa. 17:1 - 4 , Mat. 27:1
- 2: Heb. watch or observe.
11 Saying, oGod hath forsaken him: persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him.
12 O pGod, be not far from me: O my God, qmake haste for my help.
13 rLet them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt.
- r: Ps. 6:10 , Ps. 35:4 , Ps. 35:26 , Ps. 40:14 , Ps. 59:13 , Ps. 70:2 , Ps. 70:3 , Ps. 109:29 , Ps. 132:18
14 But sI will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more.
- s: Job 13:15 , Ps. 42:11 , Ps. 104:33 , Ps. 104:34 , Ps. 103:1 - 18 , Ps. 145:2
15 My tmouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for uI know not the numbers thereof.
- t: Ps. 22:22 , Ps. 22:25 , Ps. 40:9 , Ps. 40:10 , Ps. 30:12 , Ps. 145:2 , Ps. 145:21 , Ps. 146:2 , Ps. 71:8 , Ps. 71:24
- u: Ps. 40:5 , Ps. 139:17 , Ps. 139:18
16 I vwill go in the strength of the Lord GOD: I will make mention wof thy righteousness, even of thine only.
17 O God, xthou hast taught me from my youth: and *hitherto yhave I declared thy wondrous works.
- x: Ps. 22:9 , Ps. 22:10 , Ps. 18:34 , Ps. 71:5 , 2Ti. 3:15 , Je. 31:3 , Pr. 8:17 , 1Sa. 17:23 , 1Sa. 17:34
- *: hitherto-until now, before.
- y: Ps. 40:9 , Ps. 40:10 , Ps. 66:16 , Ps. 105:1 - 5 , Ps. 145:1 - 4 , Ps. 145:21 , Ps. 26:7
18 Now also 3when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until zI have shewed 4thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.
19 Thy arighteousness also, O God, is very high, bwho hast done great things: O God, cwho is like unto thee!
20 Thou, dwhich hast shewed me great and *sore troubles, shalt e*quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth.
21 Thou fshalt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side.
- f: 2Sa. 3:1 , Ps. 92:10 - 15 , Zec. 2:5
22 I gwill also praise thee 5with the *psaltery, even hthy truth, O my God: unto thee will I sing with the harp, O thou iHoly One of Israel.
23 My jlips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and kmy soul, which thou hast redeemed.
- j: Ps. 30:12 , Ps. 145:21 , Ps. 103:1 , Ps. 103:2 , Ps. 104:33 , Ps. 104:34 , Lu. 1:46 , Lu. 1:47 , Lu. 1:64
- k: Ps. 34:22