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Psalms 71:20
20You have caused me to have many bad troubles. But you will make my life strong again. You will lift me back out from this deep hole under the earth.
Psalms 71:20 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thou, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth.
- New International Version (NIV)Though you have made me see troubles, many and bitter, you will restore my life again; from the depths of the earth you will again bring me up.
- English Standard Version (ESV)You who have made me see many troubles and calamities will revive me again; from the depths of the earth you will bring me up again.
- New King James Version (NKJV)You, who have shown me great and severe troubles, Shall revive me again, And bring me up again from the depths of the earth.
Context of Psalms 71:20
18And even when I am old and my hair is grey, do not turn away from me, God. I need to tell the people still to be born about your great strength. My descendants need to know about your power. 19Your justice reaches beyond the sky above! You have done such great things, God. There is nobody like you! You have caused me to have many bad troubles. But you will make my life strong again. You will lift me back out from this deep hole under the earth. 21You will make me great again, so that people respect me. You will turn back to me, so that I feel strong. 22I will pick up my harp and I will sing to thank you. I will praise you, my God, because you do what you promise. I will sing to praise you, the Holy One of Israel, with the music of a lyre.
Read all of Psalms 71Psalms 71:20 word by word
אֲשֶׁ֤ר הִרְאִיתַ֨נִי צָר֥וֹת רַבּ֗וֹת וְרָ֫ע֥וֹת תָּשׁ֥וּב תְּחַיֵּ֑ינִי וּֽמִתְּהֹמ֥וֹת הָ֝אָ֗רֶץ תָּשׁ֥וּב תַּעֲלֵֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- which hast shewedרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
- me greatרַבrab · manyH7227
- and soreרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: harmfulH7451
- troublesצָרָהtsârâh · distressH6869
- shalt quickenחָיָהchâyâh · to liveH2421
- me againשׁוּבshûb · to return: againH7725
- and shalt bring me upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: establishH5927
- from the depthsתְּהוֹםtehôm tehôm · abyssH8415
- of the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
Cross-references for Psalms 71:20
- Psalms 40:1I was patient while I waited for the Lord to help me. He turned towards me, and he heard me when I called to him.
- Psalms 60:3You have given your people a time of difficult trouble. You have given us strong wine to drink, that has made us fall like drunk people.
- Psalms 66:10You have tested us, God. You wanted to make us pure, as they make silver pure in a hot fire.
- Psalms 88:6You have put me in the deep hole of death, far down in a very dark place.
- Psalms 138:7When there is danger all round me, you help me to be strong. When my enemy is angry, you fight against him. You save me with your strong right hand.
- 2 Samuel 12:11This is what the Lord says, “I will cause someone from your own family to bring trouble to you. You yourself will see it happen! I will take your wives from you and I will give them to someone else. He will have sex with them in the daytime, for everyone to see.
- Mark 14:33Jesus took Peter, James and John with him. He started to feel very sad and upset.
- Mark 15:34At three o'clock in the afternoon, Jesus shouted loudly, ‘Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?’ That means, ‘My God, my God, why have you left me alone?’
- 2 Corinthians 11:23Are they Christ's servants? I serve him even better than they do! (Now I am speaking like a crazy person.) I work much more than they have worked. I have been in prison more often than they have. People have hit me with whips very many times. I have nearly died many times.
- Revelation 7:14I replied, ‘You surely know who they are, sir.’ He said to me, ‘They are the people who have had a time of very bad trouble. Now they have come out of that. They have washed their clothes in the blood of the Lamb. Now their clothes are white and clean.
- Psalms 80:18Then we will never turn away from you. Give to us new life and strength, so that we may always worship you.
- Isaiah 26:19But Lord, your people who have died will live again. Their bodies will rise up from their graves. You people who live in the ground, wake up! Shout because you are happy. You bring new life to the earth, like dew that comes in the morning. Dead people will come up from the earth and they will live again.
- Hosea 6:1‘Listen! We should return to serve the Lord. He has torn us to pieces, but now he will make us well again. He has hurt us, but now he will make our wounds better.
- Acts 2:24But after his death, God caused him to become alive again. God saved Jesus from the power of death. It was impossible for death to keep hold of him.
- Psalms 16:10You, Lord, will not leave me in the deep hole of death. As one who belongs to you, you will not leave my body to spoil in the grave.
- Psalms 40:2He lifted me out of the deep hole of danger. He picked me up out of the mud. He put my feet on a rock. Then I could walk and not slip.
Commentaries on Psalms 71:20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20Thou, which hast showed me great and sore troubles - Multiplied straits and difficulties. And thou hast only showed them. Hadst thou permitted them to have fallen upon me with all their own energy and natural consequences, they would have destroyed me. As it was, I was nearly buried under them. Shalt quicken me again - Shalt revive me - put new life in me. This has been applied to the passion of our Lord, and his resurrection; for it is added, Thou…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20Thou, which hast showed me great and sore troubles - Or rather, who hast caused us to see or experience great trials. The psalmist here, by a change from the singular to the plural, connects himself with his friends and followers, meaning that he had suffered with them and through them. It was not merely a personal affliction, but others connected with him had been identified with him, and his personal sorrows had been increased by the trials which had…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. 20You will bring me back up: The psalmist hopes for the renewal of an abundant earthly life. This later became grounds for belief in the resurrection of the dead.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 17-2117-21. Past experience again encourages. taught me, &c.--by providential dealings.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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