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Psalms 71:6
6Upon You have I relied and been sustained from my birth; You are He who took me from my mother’s womb and You have been my benefactor from that day. My praise is continually of You.
Psalms 71:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)From birth I have relied on you; you brought me forth from my mother’s womb. I will ever praise you.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Upon you I have leaned from before my birth; you are he who took me from my mother's womb. My praise is continually of you.
- New King James Version (NKJV)By You I have been upheld from birth; You are He who took me out of my mother’s womb. My praise shall be continually of You.
Context of Psalms 71:6
4Rescue me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked (godless), From the grasp of the unrighteous and ruthless man. 5For You are my hope; O Lord God, You are my trust and the source of my confidence from my youth. Upon You have I relied and been sustained from my birth; You are He who took me from my mother’s womb and You have been my benefactor from that day. My praise is continually of You. 7I am as a wonder to many, For You are my strong refuge. 8My mouth is filled with Your praise And with Your glory all day long.
Read all of Psalms 71Psalms 71:6 word by word
עָלֶ֤יךָ׀ נִסְמַ֬כְתִּי מִבֶּ֗טֶן מִמְּעֵ֣י אִ֭מִּי אַתָּ֣ה גוֹזִ֑י בְּךָ֖ תְהִלָּתִ֣י תָמִֽיד׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 71:6
- Psalms 22:9Yet You are He who pulled me out of the womb; You made me trust when on my mother’s breasts.
- Proverbs 8:17I love those who love me; And those who seek me early and diligently will find me.
- Isaiah 46:3“Listen to Me,” [says the Lord], “O house of Jacob, And all the remnant of the house of Israel, You who have been carried by Me from your birth And have been carried [in My arms] from the womb,
- Jeremiah 3:4Will you not just now call out to Me, ‘My Father, you were the guide and companion of my youth?
- Psalms 139:15My frame was not hidden from You, When I was being formed in secret, And intricately and skillfully formed [as if embroidered with many colors] in the depths of the earth.
- Psalms 145:1I will exalt You, my God, O King, And [with gratitude and submissive wonder] I will bless Your name forever and ever.
- Isaiah 49:1Listen to Me, O islands and coastlands, And pay attention, you peoples from far away. The Lord has called Me from the womb; From the body of My mother He has named Me.
- Jeremiah 1:5“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you [and approved of you as My chosen instrument], And before you were born I consecrated you [to Myself as My own]; I have appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”
- Luke 1:31Listen carefully: you will conceive in your womb and give birth to a son, and you shall name Him Jesus.
- Galatians 1:15But when God, who had chosen me and set me apart before I was born, and called me through His grace, was pleased
- Psalms 71:14But as for me, I will wait and hope continually, And will praise You yet more and more.
- Psalms 34:1I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
- Ephesians 5:20always giving thanks to God the Father for all things, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;
Commentaries on Psalms 71:6
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6By 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 sustained him from his earliest years - since he had shown his power in keeping him, and manifested his care for him, there was ground to pray that God would keep him still, and that he would guard him as old age came on. The sentiment in this verse is substantially the same as in Psalm 22:9-10. See the notes at that passage. My…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6The psalmist has trusted God throughout his life (see Psalm 22:9).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-96-9. His history from early infancy illustrated God's care, and his wonderful deliverances were at once occasions of praise and ground of confidence for the future. my praise ... of thee--literally, "in" or "by Thee" (Psa 22:25).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 71
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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