Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 71:16
16I come because of the mighty acts of the Lord God; I will proclaim your righteousness, yours alone.
Psalms 71:16 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I will go in the strength of the Lord God: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.
- New International Version (NIV)I will come and proclaim your mighty acts, Sovereign Lord; I will proclaim your righteous deeds, yours alone.
- English Standard Version (ESV)With the mighty deeds of the Lord God I will come; I will remind them of your righteousness, yours alone.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I will go in the strength of the Lord God; I will make mention of Your righteousness, of Yours only.
Context of Psalms 71:16
14But I will hope continually and will praise you more and more. 15My mouth will tell about your righteousness and your salvation all day long, though I cannot sum them up. I come because of the mighty acts of the Lord God; I will proclaim your righteousness, yours alone. 17God, you have taught me from my youth, and I still proclaim your wondrous works. 18Even while I am old and gray, God, do not abandon me, while I proclaim your power to another generation, your strength to all who are to come.
Read all of Psalms 71Psalms 71:16 word by word
אָב֗וֹא בִּ֭גְבֻרוֹת אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה אַזְכִּ֖יר צִדְקָתְךָ֣ לְבַדֶּֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 71:16
- Psalms 29:11The Lord gives his people strength; the Lord blesses his people with peace.
- Deuteronomy 33:25May the bolts of your gate be iron and bronze, and your strength last as long as you live.
- Isaiah 40:31but those who trust in the Lord will renew their strength; they will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not become weary, they will walk and not faint.
- Isaiah 45:24It will be said about me, ‘Righteousness and strength are found only in the Lord.’” All who are enraged against him will come to him and be put to shame.
- Zechariah 10:12I will strengthen them in the Lord, and they will march in his name — this is the Lord’s declaration.
- Ephesians 3:16I pray that he may grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with power in your inner being through his Spirit,
- Ephesians 6:10Finally, be strengthened by the Lord and by his vast strength.
- Philippians 4:13I am able to do all things through him who strengthens me.
- 2 Timothy 2:1You, therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
- Isaiah 26:13Lord our God, lords other than you have owned us, but we remember your name alone.
- Isaiah 63:7I will make known the Lord’s faithful love and the Lord’s praiseworthy acts, because of all the Lord has done for us — even the many good things he has done for the house of Israel, which he did for them based on his compassion and the abundance of his faithful love.
- Psalms 71:2In your justice, rescue and deliver me; listen closely to me and save me.
- Psalms 51:14Save me from the guilt of bloodshed, God — God of my salvation — and my tongue will sing of your righteousness.
- Matthew 6:33But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be provided for you.
- Romans 1:17For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith, just as it is written: The righteous will live by faith.
- Romans 3:21But now, apart from the law, the righteousness of God has been revealed, attested by the Law and the Prophets.
Commentaries on Psalms 71:16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16I will go - אבוא abo, I will enter, i.e., into the tabernacle, in the strength or mightinesses of Adonai Jehovah, the supreme God, who is my Prop, Stay, and Support. I will make mention of thy righteousness - I will continually record and celebrate the acts of thy mercy and goodness. They are without number, ( Psalm 71:15;), and of these alone will I speak.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16I will go in the strength of the Lord God - In my future journey through life; in my trials; in my duties; in my conflicts; in my temptations. Admonished in the past of my own weakness, and remembering how often God has interposed, I will hereafter lean only on his arm, and not trust to my own strength. But thus leaning on his arm, I “will” go confidently to meet the duties and the trials of life. If one has the strength of God to lean on, or can use that…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-24Verses 14-24 The psalmist declares that the righteousness of Christ, and the great salvation obtained thereby, shall be the chosen subject of his discourse. Not on a sabbath only, but on every day of the week, of the year, of his life. Not merely at stated returns of solemn devotion, but on every occasion, all the day long. Why will he always dwell on this? Because he knew not the numbers thereof. It is impossible to measure the value or the fulness of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-18The aging believer turns to the Lord for hope. As questions from his adversaries get under his skin and his own strength fails, he asks God to answer his prayers. He does not seek answers to prayer for himself but so that he can tell the story to the next generation.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-1614-16. The ruin of his enemies, as illustrating God's faithfulness, is his deliverance, and a reason for future confidence.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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