Psalm 71:21

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 71:1-24

Psalms 70-71 A lifetime of faithful servicePsalms 70:0 is the same as Psalms 40:13-17 (see notes). It appears in the collection as a separate psalm probably because it was short and suitable for use in temple services on certain occasions.In Psalms 71:0 the believer is pictured looking back on a long life and recalling how the wicked always have opposed him. But just as God has protected him since childhood, so he will continue to do so now (71:1-6). The psalmist’s life has been a constant... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 71:21

A PLEDGE OF CONTINUAL PRAISE"Increase thou my greatness,And turn again and comfort me.I will praise thee with the psaltery,Even thy truth, O my God:Unto thee will I bring praises with the harp,O thou Holy One of Israel.My lips shall shout for joy when I sing praises unto thee;And my soul which thou hast redeemed,My tongue shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long;For they are put to shame, for they are confounded, thatseek my hurt."These verses, like all the others in the psalm, are... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 71:21

21. increase, c.—that is, the great things done for me (Psalms 71:19 compare Psalms 40:5). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 71:1-24

Psalms 71This individual lament psalm expresses the faith of an older person in need who had trusted in God for many years. The writer is unknown to us. He combined elements that we find in several other psalms to communicate his thoughts (cf. Psalms 22; Psalms 31; Psalms 35; Psalms 40). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 71:14-24

3. A new commitment to continued trust 71:14-24 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 71:19-21

The great things of which the writer testified included God’s salvation out of many personal troubles. The psalmist had been down before, but God had always lifted him up. [Note: See C. J. Labuschagne, The Incomparability of Yahweh in the Old Testament.] He prayed that this would be his experience again. His greatness, or honor, came from trusting in God and having that trust rewarded with deliverance. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 71:1-24

This Ps. of prayer (Psalms 71:1-13) and praise (Psalms 71:14-24) was apparently written by an old man (Psalms 71:9, Psalms 71:18) and in the time of the exile. Some parts of it are undoubtedly national, but much of it expresses personal experience and desire and faith. It is largely made up of extracts from other Pss., yet it has a unity and a beauty of its own.1-3. Practically taken from Psalms 31:1-3. 5, 6. See Psalms 22:9, Psalms 22:10. 7. As a wonder unto many] a striking example of God’s... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 71:21

(21) Comfort me on every side.—Literally, either thou wilt compass with comfort, or wilt turn with comfort. The LXX. adopts the latter. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Psalms 71:1-24

Psalms 71:16 This is one of the longest texts in the Bible. In its application it covers an indefinite period of time. The way to write this text is to put a few asterisks after the first three words, 'I will go'. Asterisks, as you know, are used in books to signify a lapse of time. They denote that there is a space of time days, or it may be years between the story that comes before them and the story that follows them. So, I say, we need asterisks in this text. There is sometimes a long... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Psalms 71:1-24

Psalms 71:1-24ECHOES of former psalms make the staple of this one, and even those parts of it which are not quotations have little individuality. The themes are familiar, and the expression of them is scarcely less so. There is no well-defined strophical structure, and little continuity of thought or feeling. Psalms 71:13 and Psalms 71:24 b serve as a kind of partial refrain, and may be taken as dividing the psalm into two parts, but there is little difference between the contents of the two.... read more

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