American Standard Version
Psalms 71:6
6By 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.
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, out of the hand of the wicked, Out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man. 5For thou art my hope, O Lord Jehovah: Thou artmy trust from my youth. 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. 7I am as a wonder unto many; But thou art my strong refuge. 8My mouth shall be filled with thy praise, And with thy honor all the day.
Read all of Psalms 71Psalms 71:6 word by word
עָלֶ֤יךָ׀ נִסְמַ֬כְתִּי מִבֶּ֗טֶן מִמְּעֵ֣י אִ֭מִּי אַתָּ֣ה גוֹזִ֑י בְּךָ֖ תְהִלָּתִ֣י תָמִֽיד׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 71:6
- Psalms 22:9But thou art he that took me out of the womb; Thou didst make me trust when I was upon my mother’s breasts.
- Proverbs 8:17I love them that love me; And those that seek me diligently shall find me.
- Isaiah 46:3Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, that have been borneby mefrom their birth, that have been carried from the womb;
- Jeremiah 3:4Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me, My Father, thou art the guide of my youth?
- Psalms 139:15My frame was not hidden from thee, When I was made in secret, And curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
- Psalms 145:1I will extol thee, my God, O King; And I will bless thy name for ever and ever.
- Isaiah 49:1Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye peoples, from far: Jehovah hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name:
- Jeremiah 1:5Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee, and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee; I have appointed thee a prophet unto the nations.
- Luke 1:31And behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
- Galatians 1:15But when it was the good pleasure of God, who separated me, even from my mother’s womb, and called me through his grace,
- Psalms 71:14But I will hope continually, And will praise thee yet more and more.
- Psalms 34:1I will bless Jehovah at all times: His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
- Ephesians 5:20giving thanks always for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God, even the Father;
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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- 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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