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Psalms 71:5
5O Lord, you alone are my hope. I’ve trusted you, O Lord, from childhood.
Psalms 71:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For thou art my hope, O Lord God: thou art my trust from my youth.
- New International Version (NIV)For you have been my hope, Sovereign Lord, my confidence since my youth.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For you, O Lord, are my hope, my trust, O Lord, from my youth.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For You are my hope, O Lord God; You are my trust from my youth.
Context of Psalms 71:5
3Be my rock of safety where I can always hide. Give the order to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress. 4My God, rescue me from the power of the wicked, from the clutches of cruel oppressors. O Lord, you alone are my hope. I’ve trusted you, O Lord, from childhood. 6Yes, you have been with me from birth; from my mother’s womb you have cared for me. No wonder I am always praising you! 7My life is an example to many, because you have been my strength and protection.
Read all of Psalms 71Psalms 71:5 word by word
כִּֽי־אַתָּ֥ה תִקְוָתִ֑י אֲדֹנָ֥י יְ֝הוִ֗ה מִבְטַחִ֥י מִנְּעוּרָֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 71:5
- Psalms 13:5But I trust in your unfailing love. I will rejoice because you have rescued me.
- Psalms 39:7And so, Lord, where do I put my hope? My only hope is in you.
- Psalms 42:11Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again— my Savior and my God!
- Psalms 119:81I am worn out waiting for your rescue, but I have put my hope in your word.
- Jeremiah 17:7“But blessed are those who trust in the Lord and have made the Lord their hope and confidence.
- Romans 15:13I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.
- Psalms 71:17O God, you have taught me from my earliest childhood, and I constantly tell others about the wonderful things you do.
- Psalms 22:9Yet you brought me safely from my mother’s womb and led me to trust you at my mother’s breast.
- 1 Samuel 16:13So as David stood there among his brothers, Samuel took the flask of olive oil he had brought and anointed David with the oil. And the Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon David from that day on. Then Samuel returned to Ramah.
- 1 Samuel 17:33“Don’t be ridiculous!” Saul replied. “There’s no way you can fight this Philistine and possibly win! You’re only a boy, and he’s been a man of war since his youth.”
- Ecclesiastes 12:1Don’t let the excitement of youth cause you to forget your Creator. Honor him in your youth before you grow old and say, “Life is not pleasant anymore.”
- Luke 2:40There the child grew up healthy and strong. He was filled with wisdom, and God’s favor was on him.
- 2 Timothy 3:15You have been taught the holy Scriptures from childhood, and they have given you the wisdom to receive the salvation that comes by trusting in Christ Jesus.
Commentaries on Psalms 71:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5My trust from my youth - When I was born into the world, thou didst receive me, and thou tookest me under thy especial care. "My praise shall be continually of thee." Rather, I have always made thee my boast.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5For thou art my hope, O Lord God - The ground of my hope and my expectation is in thee. (1) I have no other help; no other defense; but (2) I “have” confidence; on thee I “do” rely. Thou art my trust from my youth - From my earliest years. The meaning is, that he had always trusted in God, and had always found him a helper. All that he was, and all that he possessed, he owed to God; and he felt now that God had been his protector from his earliest years…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6The psalmist has trusted God throughout his life (see Psalm 22:9).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-54-5. cruel man--corrupt and ill-natured--literally, "sour."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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