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Psalms 71:7
7I have become a sign to many; 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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)My life is an example to many, because you have been my strength and protection.
Context of Psalms 71:7
5For you have been my hope, Sovereign Lord, my confidence since my youth. 6From birth I have relied on you; you brought me forth from my mother’s womb. I will ever praise you. I have become a sign to many; you are my strong refuge. 8My mouth is filled with your praise, declaring your splendor all day long. 9Do not cast me away when I am old; do not forsake me when my strength is gone.
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כְּ֭מוֹפֵת הָיִ֣יתִי לְרַבִּ֑ים וְ֝אַתָּ֗ה מַֽחֲסִי־עֹֽז׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 71:7
- Isaiah 8:18Here am I, and the children the Lord has given me. We are signs and symbols in Israel from the Lord Almighty, who dwells on Mount Zion.
- Zechariah 3:6The angel of the Lord gave this charge to Joshua:
- Luke 2:34Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother: “This child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against,
- Acts 4:13When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus.
- 1 Corinthians 4:9For it seems to me that God has put us apostles on display at the end of the procession, like those condemned to die in the arena. We have been made a spectacle to the whole universe, to angels as well as to human beings.
- 2 Corinthians 4:8We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair;
- 2 Corinthians 6:8through glory and dishonor, bad report and good report; genuine, yet regarded as impostors;
- Psalms 62:7My salvation and my honor depend on God; he is my mighty rock, my refuge.
- Psalms 142:4Look and see, there is no one at my right hand; no one is concerned for me. I have no refuge; no one cares for my life.
- Jeremiah 16:19Lord, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in time of distress, to you the nations will come from the ends of the earth and say, “Our ancestors possessed nothing but false gods, worthless idols that did them no good.
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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