English Standard Version
Psalms 71:8
8My mouth is filled with your praise, and with your glory all the day.
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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Let my mouth be filled with Your praise And with Your glory all the day.
- New Living Translation (NLT)That is why I can never stop praising you; I declare your glory all day long.
Context of Psalms 71:8
6Upon 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. 7I have been as a portent to many, but you are my strong refuge. My mouth is filled with your praise, and with your glory all the day. 9Do not cast me off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength is spent. 10For my enemies speak concerning me; those who watch for my life consult together
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 71:15My mouth will tell of your righteous acts, of your deeds of salvation all the day, for their number is past my knowledge.
- Psalms 35:28Then my tongue shall tell of your righteousness and of your praise all the day long.
- Psalms 51:14Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, O God of my salvation, and my tongue will sing aloud of your righteousness.
- Psalms 145:1I will extol you, my God and King, and bless your name forever and ever.
- Psalms 146:2I will praise the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.
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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