God’s Word Translation
Psalms 71:7
7I have become an example to many people, but you are my strong refuge.
Psalms 71:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I am as a wonder unto many; but thou art my strong refuge.
- New International Version (NIV)I have become a sign to many; you are my strong refuge.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I have been as a portent to many, but you are my strong refuge.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I have become as a wonder to many, But You are my strong refuge.
Context of Psalms 71:7
5You are my hope, O Almighty Lord. You have been my confidence ever since I was young. 6I depended on you before I was born. You took me from my mother’s womb. My songs of praise constantly speak about you. I have become an example to many people, but you are my strong refuge. 8My mouth is filled with your praise, with your glory all day long. 9Do not reject me when I am old or abandon me when I lose my strength.
Read all of Psalms 71Psalms 71:7 word by word
כְּ֭מוֹפֵת הָיִ֣יתִי לְרַבִּ֑ים וְ֝אַתָּ֗ה מַֽחֲסִי־עֹֽז׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 71:7
- Isaiah 8:18I am here with the children that the Lord has given me. We are signs and symbols in Israel from the Lord of Armies, who lives on Mount Zion.
- Zechariah 3:6The Messenger of the Lord advised Joshua,
- Luke 2:34Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother, “This child is the reason that many people in Israel will be condemned and many others will be saved. He will be a sign that will expose
- Acts 4:13After they found out that Peter and John had no education or special training, they were surprised to see how boldly they spoke. They realized that these men had been with Jesus.
- 1 Corinthians 4:9As I see it, God has placed us apostles last in line, like people condemned to die. We have become a spectacle for people and angels to look at.
- 2 Corinthians 4:8In every way we’re troubled, but we aren’t crushed by our troubles. We’re frustrated, but we don’t give up.
- 2 Corinthians 6:8as we are praised and dishonored, as we are slandered and honored, and as we use what is right to attack what is wrong and to defend the truth. We are treated as dishonest although we are honest,
- Psalms 62:7My salvation and my glory depend on God. God is the rock of my strength, my refuge.
- Psalms 142:4Look to my right and see that no one notices me. Escape is impossible for me. No one cares about me.
- Jeremiah 16:19The Lord is my strength and my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble. Nations come to you from the most distant parts of the world and say, “Our ancestors have inherited lies, worthless and unprofitable gods.”
Commentaries on Psalms 71:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7I am as a wonder unto many - I am כמופת kemopheth "as a portent," or "type:" I am a typical person; and many of the things that happen to me are to be considered in reference to him of whom I am a type. But he may mean I am a continual prodigy. My low estate, my slaying the lion and the bear, conquering the Philistine, escaping the fury of Saul, and being raised to the throne of Israel, are all so many wonders of thy providence, and effects of thy power…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7I am as a wonder unto many - The word here rendered “wonder” - מופת môphêth - means properly a miracle, a prodigy; then things that are suited to excite wonder or admiration; then, a sign, a token. See the notes at Isaiah 8:18. The meaning here is, that the course of things in regard to him - the divine dealings toward him - had been such as to excite attention; to strike the mind as something unusual, and out of the common course, in the same way that…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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