EasyEnglish Bible 2018
Psalms 71:6
6Since I was born, you have been there to help me. You have taken care of me since my mother gave birth to me. So I will always praise 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
4My God, save me from the power of wicked people, so that those cruel people cannot catch me. 5My Lord, I trust you to help me. I have trusted in you, Lord, since I was young. Since I was born, you have been there to help me. You have taken care of me since my mother gave birth to me. So I will always praise you! 7When people see me, they see trouble! But you are a strong place to keep me safe. 8I can never stop praising you! All the time, I speak about your glory!
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 22:9Lord, you brought me safely to birth. You took care of me at my mother's breasts.
- Proverbs 8:17I love those people who love me. Whoever looks for me will find me.
- Isaiah 46:3The Lord says, ‘Listen to me, you family of Jacob. Yes, listen to me, all you Israelites who are still alive. I have taken care of you since you first became a nation. I have carried you since you were born.
- Jeremiah 3:4You still call me your Father. You say, “You have always been my friend. You have loved me all my life.
- Psalms 139:15While you caused me to grow in a secret place, none of my body was hidden from you. You made me deep in the earth.
- Psalms 145:1Always I will praise you, my God and my king, and I will say how great you are!
- Isaiah 49:1Listen to me, you islands. Listen carefully, you people who live far away. The Lord called me to serve him before I was born. Before my mother gave birth, he used my name to speak to me.
- Jeremiah 1:5‘I already knew you before I made you inside your mother's body. I chose you to be special before you were born. I chose you to be my prophet, to speak my message to other nations.’
- Luke 1:31Listen! A baby boy will grow inside you. When he is born, you will call him Jesus.
- Galatians 1:15But God had chosen me to serve him even before I was born. He chose me to be his servant because he is very kind.
- Psalms 71:14But as for me, I will always wait for you to help me. I will continue to praise you more and more.
- Psalms 34:1I will always praise the Lord. All the time I will sing to praise him.
- Ephesians 5:20And always thank God, the Father, for everything, by our Lord Jesus Christ's name.
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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