New Living Translation
Psalms 71:16
16I will praise your mighty deeds, O Sovereign Lord. I will tell everyone that you alone are just.
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
14But I will keep on hoping for your help; I will praise you more and more. 15I will tell everyone about your righteousness. All day long I will proclaim your saving power, though I am not skilled with words. I will praise your mighty deeds, O Sovereign Lord. I will tell everyone that you alone are just. 17O God, you have taught me from my earliest childhood, and I constantly tell others about the wonderful things you do. 18Now that I am old and gray, do not abandon me, O God. Let me proclaim your power to this new generation, your mighty miracles to all who come after me.
Read all of Psalms 71Psalms 71:16 word by word
אָב֗וֹא בִּ֭גְבֻרוֹת אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה אַזְכִּ֖יר צִדְקָתְךָ֣ לְבַדֶּֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 71:16
- Psalms 29:11The Lord gives his people strength. The Lord blesses them with peace.
- Deuteronomy 33:25May the bolts of your gates be of iron and bronze; may you be secure all your days.”
- Isaiah 40:31But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.
- Isaiah 45:24The people will declare, “The Lord is the source of all my righteousness and strength.” And all who were angry with him will come to him and be ashamed.
- Zechariah 10:12By my power I will make my people strong, and by my authority they will go wherever they wish. I, the Lord, have spoken!”
- Ephesians 3:16I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit.
- Ephesians 6:10A final word: Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.
- Philippians 4:13For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.
- 2 Timothy 2:1Timothy, my dear son, be strong through the grace that God gives you in Christ Jesus.
- Isaiah 26:13O Lord our God, others have ruled us, but you alone are the one we worship.
- Isaiah 63:7I will tell of the Lord’s unfailing love. I will praise the Lord for all he has done. I will rejoice in his great goodness to Israel, which he has granted according to his mercy and love.
- Psalms 71:2Save me and rescue me, for you do what is right. Turn your ear to listen to me, and set me free.
- Psalms 51:14Forgive me for shedding blood, O God who saves; then I will joyfully sing of your forgiveness.
- Matthew 6:33Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.
- Romans 1:17This Good News tells us how God makes us right in his sight. This is accomplished from start to finish by faith. As the Scriptures say, “It is through faith that a righteous person has life.”
- Romans 3:21But now God has shown us a way to be made right with him without keeping the requirements of the law, as was promised in the writings of Moses and the prophets long ago.
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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