Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 71:6
6I have leaned on you from birth; you took me from my mother’s womb. My praise is always about 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
4Deliver me, my God, from the power of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and oppressive. 5For you are my hope, Lord God, my confidence from my youth. I have leaned on you from birth; you took me from my mother’s womb. My praise is always about you. 7I am like a miraculous sign to many, and you are my strong refuge. 8My mouth is full of praise and honor to you 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 22:9It was you who brought me out of the womb, making me secure at my mother’s breast.
- Proverbs 8:17I love those who love me, and those who search for me find me.
- Isaiah 46:3“Listen to me, house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been sustained from the womb, carried along since birth.
- Jeremiah 3:4Haven’t you recently called to me, “My Father! You were my friend in my youth.
- Psalms 139:15My bones were not hidden from you when I was made in secret, when I was formed in the depths of the earth.
- Psalms 145:1I exalt you, my God the King, and bless your name forever and ever.
- Isaiah 49:1Coasts and islands, listen to me; distant peoples, pay attention. The Lord called me before I was born. He named me while I was in my mother’s womb.
- Jeremiah 1:5I chose you before I formed you in the womb; I set you apart before you were born. I appointed you a prophet to the nations.
- Luke 1:31Now listen: You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus.
- Galatians 1:15But when God, who from my mother’s womb set me apart and called me by his grace, was pleased
- Psalms 71:14But I will hope continually 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 5:20giving thanks always for everything to God the Father 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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