Bible Commentary

For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together, 10. against me ] R.V. concerning me. Cp. Psa 3:2; Psa 41:5. What they say follows in Psa 71:11. they that lay wait for my soul ] Or, they that watch for my life. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 71:10”

Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth. 9. Cast me not of ] Or, cast me not away, from Thy presence (Psa 51:11), though for the time the nation as a whole is so cast out (Deu 29:28; Jer 7:15). Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 71:9”

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. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 71:8”

I am as a wonder unto many; but thou [art] my strong refuge. 7. I am &c.] Or, I have been as a wonder. Many of those who saw my sufferings regarded me as a typical example of divine chastisement, but my faith has remained unshaken throughout. Cp. Isa 52:14; and Deu 28:46, where the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 71:7”

By thee have I been holden up from the womb: thou art he that took me out of my mother’s bowels: my praise [shall be] continually of thee. By thee have I been holden up from the womb – From the beginning of my existence. The idea in all this is, that, since God had … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 71:6”

For thou [art] my hope, O Lord GOD: [thou art] my trust from my youth. 5, 6. A free imitation of Psa 22:9-10. my hope my trust ] Cp. Jer 14:8; Jer 17:7; Jer 17:13; and “Christ Jesus our hope” (1Ti 1:1). By thee &c.] Better (cp. Isa 48:2), On thee have I stayed myself … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 71:5”

Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man. 4. Deliver me ] R.V., rescue me, as in Psa 71:2. the unrighteous and cruel man] Comp. the complaints in Habakkuk (Hab 1:2-4) and Jeremiah (Jer 6:7; &c.) of the prevailing injustice and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 71:4”

Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou [art] my rock and my fortress. 3. Be thou my strong habitation ] Better as R.V., Be thou to me a rock of habitation. God is called our habitation in Psa 90:1; and the phrase may … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 71:3”

Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me. 2. Deliver me &c.] In thy righteousness wilt thou deliver me and rescue me: an expansion of the simpler rescue me in Psa 31:1. In thy righteousness stands emphatically at the beginning of the sentence in the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 71:2”

In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion. 1. In thee do I put my trust ] Better, In thee have I taken refuge. See note on Psa 57:1, and cp. Psa 7:1; Psa 11:1; Psa 16:1; Psa 25:20. let me never be put to confusion ] … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 71:1”