Psalms 71:20

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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)You have allowed me to suffer much hardship, but you will restore me to life again and lift me up from the depths of the earth.

Context of Psalms 71:20

18So even to old age and gray hairs, O God, do not forsake me, until I proclaim your might to another generation, your power to all those to come. 19Your righteousness, O God, reaches the high heavens. You who have done great things, O God, who is like you? 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. 21You will increase my greatness and comfort me again. 22I will also praise you with the harp for your faithfulness, O my God; I will sing praises to you with the lyre, O Holy One of Israel.

Psalms 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 waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry.
• Psalms 60:3You have made your people see hard things; you have given us wine to drink that made us stagger.
• Psalms 66:10For you, O God, have tested us; you have tried us as silver is tried.
• Psalms 88:6You have put me in the depths of the pit, in the regions dark and deep.
• Psalms 138:7Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life; you stretch out your hand against the wrath of my enemies, and your right hand delivers me.
• 2 Samuel 12:11Thus says the Lord, 'Behold, I will raise up evil against you out of your own house. And I will take your wives before your eyes and give them to your neighbor, and he shall lie with your wives in the sight of this sun.
• Mark 14:33And he took with him Peter and James and John, and began to be greatly distressed and troubled.
• Mark 15:34And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?" which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"
• 2 Corinthians 11:23Are they servants of Christ? I am a better one—I am talking like a madman—with far greater labors, far more imprisonments, with countless beatings, and often near death.
• Revelation 7:14I said to him, "Sir, you know." And he said to me, "These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
• Psalms 80:18Then we shall not turn back from you; give us life, and we will call upon your name!
• Isaiah 26:19Your dead shall live; their bodies shall rise. You who dwell in the dust, awake and sing for joy! For your dew is a dew of light, and the earth will give birth to the dead.
• Hosea 6:1"Come, let us return to the Lord; for he has torn us, that he may heal us; he has struck us down, and he will bind us up.
• Acts 2:24God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it.
• Psalms 16:10For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol, or let your holy one see corruption.
• Psalms 40:2He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure.

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

Topics related to Psalms 71:20

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Faith
• Quickening

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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