New English Translation
Psalms 71:16
16I will come and tell about the mighty acts of the sovereign Lord. I will proclaim your justice – yours alone.
Psalms 71:16 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I will go in the strength of the Lord God: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.
- New International Version (NIV)I will come and proclaim your mighty acts, Sovereign Lord; I will proclaim your righteous deeds, yours alone.
- English Standard Version (ESV)With the mighty deeds of the Lord God I will come; I will remind them of your righteousness, yours alone.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I will go in the strength of the Lord God; I will make mention of Your righteousness, of Yours only.
Context of Psalms 71:16
14As for me, I will wait continually, and will continue to praise you. 15I will tell about your justice, and all day long proclaim your salvation, though I cannot fathom its full extent. I will come and tell about the mighty acts of the sovereign Lord. I will proclaim your justice – yours alone. 17O God, you have taught me since I was young, and I am still declaring your amazing deeds. 18Even when I am old and gray, O God, do not abandon me, until I tell the next generation about your strength, and those coming after me about your power.
Read all of Psalms 71Psalms 71:16 word by word
אָב֗וֹא בִּ֭גְבֻרוֹת אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה אַזְכִּ֖יר צִדְקָתְךָ֣ לְבַדֶּֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 71:16
- Psalms 29:11The Lord gives his people strength; the Lord grants his people security.
- Deuteronomy 33:25The bars of your gates will be made of iron and bronze, and may you have lifelong strength.
- Isaiah 40:31But those who wait for the Lord’s help find renewed strength; they rise up as if they had eagles’ wings, they run without growing weary, they walk without getting tired.
- Isaiah 45:24they will say about me, “Yes, the Lord is a powerful deliverer.”’” All who are angry at him will cower before him.
- Zechariah 10:12Thus I will strengthen them by my power, and they will walk about in my name,” says the Lord.
- Ephesians 3:16I pray that according to the wealth of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inner person,
- Ephesians 6:10Finally, be strengthened in the Lord and in the strength of his power.
- Philippians 4:13I am able to do all things through the one who strengthens me.
- 2 Timothy 2:1So you, my child, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
- Isaiah 26:13O Lord, our God, masters other than you have ruled us, but we praise your name alone.
- Isaiah 63:7I will tell of the faithful acts of the Lord, of the Lord’s praiseworthy deeds. I will tell about all the Lord did for us, the many good things he did for the family of Israel, because of his compassion and great faithfulness.
- Psalms 71:2Vindicate me by rescuing me! Listen to me! Deliver me!
- Psalms 51:14Rescue me from the guilt of murder, O God, the God who delivers me! Then my tongue will shout for joy because of your deliverance.
- Matthew 6:33But above all pursue his kingdom and righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
- Romans 1:17For the righteousness of God is revealed in the gospel from faith to faith, just as it is written, “The righteous by faith will live.”
- Romans 3:21But now apart from the law the righteousness of God (which is attested by the law and the prophets) has been disclosed –
Commentaries on Psalms 71:16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16I will go - אבוא abo, I will enter, i.e., into the tabernacle, in the strength or mightinesses of Adonai Jehovah, the supreme God, who is my Prop, Stay, and Support. I will make mention of thy righteousness - I will continually record and celebrate the acts of thy mercy and goodness. They are without number, ( Psalm 71:15;), and of these alone will I speak.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16I will go in the strength of the Lord God - In my future journey through life; in my trials; in my duties; in my conflicts; in my temptations. Admonished in the past of my own weakness, and remembering how often God has interposed, I will hereafter lean only on his arm, and not trust to my own strength. But thus leaning on his arm, I “will” go confidently to meet the duties and the trials of life. If one has the strength of God to lean on, or can use that…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. 9-18The aging believer turns to the Lord for hope. As questions from his adversaries get under his skin and his own strength fails, he asks God to answer his prayers. He does not seek answers to prayer for himself but so that he can tell the story to the next generation.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-1614-16. The ruin of his enemies, as illustrating God's faithfulness, is his deliverance, and a reason for future confidence.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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