Psalms 71:6

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

4Deliver me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and ruthless. 5For You are my hope, O Lord GOD, my confidence from my youth. I have leaned on You since birth; You pulled me from my mother’s womb. My praise is always for You. 7I have become a portent to many, but You are my strong refuge. 8My mouth is filled with Your praise and with Your splendor all day long.

Psalms 71:6 word by word

עָלֶ֤יךָ׀ נִסְמַ֬כְתִּי מִבֶּ֗טֶן מִמְּעֵ֣י אִ֭מִּי אַתָּ֣ה גוֹזִ֑י בְּךָ֖ תְהִלָּתִ֣י תָמִֽיד׃Read the interlinear

• I have leanedסָמַךְsâmak · to supportH5564
• on Youעַל‛al · uponH5921
• since birthבֶּ֫טֶןbeţen · belly: wombH990
• Youאַתָּ֫ה'attâh 'attâ 'ath 'attîy 'attem 'atten 'attênâh 'attênnâh · you(m.s.)H859
• pulled meגָּזָהgâzâh · to cutH1491
• from my mother’sאֵם'êm · motherH517
• wombמֵעֶהmê‛eh · bellyH4578
• My praiseתְּהִלָּהtehillâh · praiseH8416
• is alwaysתָּמִידtâmîyd · continuallyH8548

Cross-references for Psalms 71:6

• Psalms 22:9Yet You brought me forth from the womb; You made me secure at my mother’s breast.
• Proverbs 8:17I love those who love me, and those who seek me early shall find me.
• Isaiah 46:3“Listen to Me, O house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been sustained from the womb, carried along since birth.
• Jeremiah 3:4Have you not just called to Me, ‘My Father, You are my friend from youth.
• Psalms 139:15My frame was not hidden from You when I was made in secret, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.
• Psalms 145:1I will exalt You, my God and King; I will bless Your name forever and ever.
• Isaiah 49:1Listen to Me, O islands; pay attention, O distant peoples: The LORD called Me from the womb; from the body of My mother He named Me.
• Jeremiah 1:5“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”
• Luke 1:31Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.
• Galatians 1:15But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased
• Psalms 71:14But I will always hope and will praise You more and more.
• Psalms 34:1I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise will always be on my lips.
• Ephesians 5:20always giving thanks to God the Father for everything 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