Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 71:8
Let my mouth be filled [with] thy praise [and with] thy honor all the day.
8. My mouth shall be filled with thy praise,
And with thy honour all the day (R.V.).
Cp. 1Ch 29:11 “Thine, O Jehovah, is the greatness, and the might, and the honour, and the victory, and the majesty.” The P.B.V. that I may sing of thy glory and honour all the day long comes from the LXX through the Vulg.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Let my mouth be filled – This is an appeal to himself, in view of the goodness of God, to praise him always. See the notes at Psa 35:28.
With thy praise – With the expressions of praise.
And with thy honor all the day – With such expressions as shall promote thy glory, and make thy honor known.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Psa 71:8
Be Thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort.
God, our continual resort
David knew what it was to hide himself away in the great caverns and rocks of his native land. He had done so in the cave of Adullam. And such residences are never forgotten. You may live for an age in such a town as this, and forget it all. What is there to remember in this labyrinth of bricks and mortar? But when you get into the clear bracing atmosphere of the hills, amid these crags and glens, and you spend a night in some mountain cave, you will never forget that. And David never did. And in his loftiest songs he speaks of God in language culled from the cave. And what a gracious heart he must have had to be able to speak like this. He desired not merely to dwell with, but in, God. He would have the Lord to be his house, his home, whereunto he might continually resort. The text suggests–
I. The delightful repose that David found in God. Be Thou my strong habitation: that is, be my house and home.
1. What wonderful condescension he had experienced from God. That he should be allowed to think of the great and glorious God as his home. And he did so, for–
2. He had realized in God peculiar love. In a mans own home he expects to find love. Pity the poor wretch who is disappointed therein. In the world we do not expect it, we reckon on rough treatment; but within our own doors we enter the sanctuary of love. And David had dwelt in God as in the abode of love.
3. And home is the place of special rest. We lay aside our working dress. The advocate takes off his gown, and says, Lie there, Mr. Barrister, and let the father come to the front. The tradesman takes off his apron, the warrior his harness, the bearer his yoke, for he is at home. And so we have rest in God.
4. And of joyful freedom. Religious people sometimes start back from the prayers of a true saint, and say, He is too familiar. Of course a child is too familiar for the imitation of a stranger; but have you ever blamed a child for clambering on his fathers knee? And yet you would not think of copying him. Boy, dost thou know what thou art at? Thou art playing with a learned judge, before whom prisoners tremble, and courts are hushed. Even wise counsellors speak to him as my lord. But that urchin does not say, My lord. Look, he is plucking him by the beard; he is kissing his cheek. What presumption! No! he is the judges child; he who is to judge others is father to him. So the saints of God say, Our Father, which art in heaven, ever reverentially, but yet with sweet familiarity. They are at home with Him.
5. And of intimate knowledge. David knew the Lord even as he knew the eaves in which he had sheltered. David could have served as a guide to the great hollow of Adullam.
6. Of tender care. We may get more skill elsewhere, perhaps, but what can make up for the tenderness of home? One would like to die there when our time comes.
II. David had realized in God powerful security. He felt then, and so does the child of God, perfectly safe.
III. God was to him a place of continual resort. The gate of communion with God is never locked. There is joy in such resort itself, and as an outlook for the unknown future; and it is a joy which answers so many blessed purposes. Let us continually resort unto God as we ever may. Let us come now. (C. H. Spurgeon.)
God the habitation of souls
I. A sense of the souls need. The soul needs a habitation. It is a homeless wanderer.
1. It wants a home for protection. How exposed is a guilty soul?
2. It wants a home for comfort. Home is the scene of comfort. But the guilty soul is comfortless.
3. It wants a home for settledness. It is a restless wanderer.
II. A faith in Gods sufficiency. God is just the habitation which the soul wants, affording security, comfort, and permanent residence.
1. God is an accessible habitation. The doors of infinite love are ever open to welcome all who come. This habitation is ever near to us.
2. God is a secure habitation. Those who are in Him are safe from all dangers and all foes. God is our refuge and strength.
3. God is a blessed habitation. In Him is found infinitely more than all we want to perfect us in everlasting bliss.
4. God is an enduring habitation. The eternal God is our refuge, etc. Return, O prodigal, to thy Fathers house. (Homilist.)
The best home
(to children):–I am going to talk to you about the best home you could ever think of. God is a home; thats what our text says.
I. Home is a place of shelter and security. Every boy and girl feels safe at home. Now, there are a great many dangers and troubles in the world that grasp us, and threaten us, and frighten us; but if we only get into this home of which I am speaking, they cant harm us. God is a sure refuge for His children. Long ago, rich people lived in castles built of strong stone walls, and frequently surrounded by a deep broad ditch, so that robbers and enemies would not be able to enter and despoil them of their property. They used to fight with each other, and when the battle began to turn against them, they would flee into their castles, and there they were safe. New, God is a great castle; He is a strong habitation. If you once get inside of it, no enemy can harm you.
II. Home is a place of supply. I know that there are homes where children do not have many nice things, where they have at times to suffer hunger. But such is not the case with this home of which I am speaking. This home has everything to make those who live in it satisfied and happy.
III. Home is a place of love. Mother, father, wife, children, are but faint, faint images of God. He is the fountain of all their affection. There is no place in the universe so safe and so delightful. (B. D. Thomas.)
Fuente: Biblical Illustrator Edited by Joseph S. Exell
Give me occasion to multiply my praises to thee, for delivering me out of my present distress.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
Let my mouth be filled [with] thy praise,…. Or “thy praise shall fill my mouth” x; which shows that his heart was affected with the goodness of God to him, and that he had a deep impression and sense of it upon him; for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks; and for the mouth to be filled with the praise of God, is to speak largely, publicly, and with great delight, in the praise of God, his divine perfections and benefits;
[and with] thy honour all the day; the excellency of his nature, the glory of his majesty, the honour due unto him, on account of his being, attributes, and blessings of providence and grace; a work to be employed in all the day, evening, morning, and at noon; as often as prayer is made to God, praise, honour, and glory, should be given him; since his mercies are new every morning, and they continue all the day long; his goodness endures for ever.
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Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
8. Let my mouth be filled with thy praise My mouth shall be filled, etc. The review of his wonderful history (Psa 71:5-7) inspires this purpose.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
The last of these verses serves as a clue to explain the others in reference to Christ. Recollect the taunts of the Jews, when the Lord hung on the cross, when they said, He trusted in God that he would deliver him; let him deliver him now, if he will have him; Mat 27:43 . And the burden of sorrow Jesus sustained had caused such a premature appearance of old age, that though but little more than thirty years old when he entered upon his ministry, the Jews spoke of him as near fifty, Joh 8:57 .
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Psa 71:8 Let my mouth be filled [with] thy praise [and with] thy honour all the day.
Ver. 8. Let my mouth be filled with thy praise ] Minister unto me still fresh matter for my spirit to work upon.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Psa 71:15, Psa 71:24, Psa 35:28, Psa 51:14, Psa 51:15, Psa 145:1, Psa 145:2, Psa 146:2
Reciprocal: 1Sa 2:1 – my mouth Psa 34:1 – General Psa 84:4 – they will Psa 89:1 – with Psa 108:1 – my glory Psa 141:3 – Set a watch Psa 145:21 – My mouth
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Psa 71:8-11. Let my mouth be filled with thy praise Give me occasion to multiply praises to thee for delivering me out of my present distress. Cast me not off in my old age When I am most feeble, and most need thy help, and am one that is grown old in thy service. For mine enemies lay wait for my soul, &c. Hebrew, , shomree naphshi, the watchers, or observers, of my soul That watch, that they may find occasion to take away my life, and that I may not escape out of their hands; take counsel together Combine their powers and policies to destroy me. Saying, God hath forsaken him For his many acts of wickedness, as is manifest, because the hearts of all Israel are turned from him, and his own heart fails him. Persecute him, and take him Let us pursue him closely now, and we shall certainly take him; for he has not forces sufficient to withstand us, and deliver him out of our hands.