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Psalms 71:8
8I can never stop praising you! All the time, I speak about your glory!
Psalms 71:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day.
- New International Version (NIV)My mouth is filled with your praise, declaring your splendor all day long.
- English Standard Version (ESV)My mouth is filled with your praise, and with your glory all the day.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Let my mouth be filled with Your praise And with Your glory all the day.
Context of Psalms 71:8
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! 7When people see me, they see trouble! But you are a strong place to keep me safe. I can never stop praising you! All the time, I speak about your glory! 9Do not chase me away when I am old. When I am no longer strong, do not turn away from me. 10For my enemies say things against me. They think of ways that they can kill me.
Read all of Psalms 71Psalms 71:8 word by word
יִמָּ֣לֵא פִ֭י תְּהִלָּתֶ֑ךָ כָּל־הַ֝יּ֗וֹם תִּפְאַרְתֶּֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 71:8
- Psalms 71:15I will tell people that you always do what is right. I will always speak about your power to save people. But you have done more than I will ever know about!
- Psalms 35:28Then I will tell everyone that you are righteous. I will praise you all through each day.
- Psalms 51:14God, I am guilty of murder. Please forgive me! You are the one who saves me. When you rescue me, I will sing aloud about your righteousness.
- Psalms 145:1Always I will praise you, my God and my king, and I will say how great you are!
- Psalms 146:2I will praise the Lord through all my life. While I am alive, I will always sing to praise my God.
Commentaries on Psalms 71:8
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Let my mouth be filled - This is an appeal to himself, in view of the goodness of God, to praise him always. See the notes at Psalm 35:28. With thy praise - With the expressions of praise. And with thy honor all the day - With such expressions as shall promote thy glory, and make thy honor known.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-24This untitled lament by an aging believer is more a confession of confidence and hope than a cry of abandonment by God. The psalmist experienced God's power and protection in his youth (Psalm 71:5–8) and now prays for rescue from enemies who pursue him in his old age (Psalm 71:9–13). Even in danger, he continues to speak of God's past faithfulness and looks forward with hope to sharing with the next generation that God is faithful and righteous.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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