New American Standard Bible 1995
Psalms 71:7
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
5For You are my hope; O Lord God, You are my confidence from my youth. 6By You I have been sustained from my birth; You are He who took me from my mother’s womb; My praise is continually of You. I have become a marvel to many, For You are my strong refuge. 8My mouth is filled with Your praise And with Your glory all day long. 9Do not cast me off in the time of old age; Do not forsake me when my strength fails.
Read all of Psalms 71Psalms 71:7 word by word
כְּ֭מוֹפֵת הָיִ֣יתִי לְרַבִּ֑ים וְ֝אַתָּ֗ה מַֽחֲסִי־עֹֽז׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 71:7
- Isaiah 8:18Behold, I and the children whom the Lord has given me are for signs and wonders in Israel from the Lord of hosts, who dwells on Mount Zion.
- Zechariah 3:6And the angel of the Lord admonished Joshua, saying,
- Luke 2:34And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary His mother, “Behold, this Child is appointed for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and for a sign to be opposed--
- Acts 4:13Now as they observed the confidence of Peter and John and understood that they were uneducated and untrained men, they were amazed, and began to recognize them as having been with Jesus.
- 1 Corinthians 4:9For, I think, God has exhibited us apostles last of all, as men condemned to death; because we have become a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to men.
- 2 Corinthians 4:8we are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not despairing;
- 2 Corinthians 6:8by glory and dishonor, by evil report and good report; regarded as deceivers and yet true;
- Psalms 62:7On God my salvation and my glory rest; The rock of my strength, my refuge is in God.
- Psalms 142:4Look to the right and see; For there is no one who regards me; There is no escape for me; No one cares for my soul.
- Jeremiah 16:19O Lord, my strength and my stronghold, And my refuge in the day of distress, To You the nations will come From the ends of the earth and say, “Our fathers have inherited nothing but falsehood, Futility and things of no profit.”
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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