Psalms 71
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Prayers that God would deliver and save
Verse 2
WEB Deliver me in your righteousness, and rescue me. Turn your ear to me, and save me.
KJV Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me.
TSK in thy: ps 17:2, ps 31:1, ps 34:15, ps 43:1, ps 143:1,11, da 9:16; cause: 1co 10:13; incline: ps 10:17,18, ps 17:6, ps 116:1,2
Verse 3
WEB Be to me a rock of refuge to which I may always go. Give the command to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress.
KJV Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress.
TSK my strong habitation: ps 31:2,3, ps 91:1,2, pr 18:10, isa 33:16; thou hast: ps 44:4, ps 68:28, ps 91:11,12, eze 9:6, re 7:2,3; my rock: ps 18:2, ps 144:2
Verse 4
WEB Rescue me, my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
KJV Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
TSK out of the: ps 17:8,9,13, ps 59:1,2, ps 140:1-4, 2sa 16:21,22, 2sa 17:1,2,12-14,21
Verse 5
WEB For you are my hope, Lord Yahweh; my confidence from my youth.
KJV For thou art my hope, O Lord GOD: thou art my trust from my youth.
TSK For thou: ps 13:5, ps 39:7, ps 42:11, ps 119:81,166, jer 17:7,13,17, ro 15:13; my trust: ps 71:17, ps 22:9,10, 1sa 16:13, 1sa 17:33-37,45-47, ec 12:1, lu 2:40, 2ti 3:15
Verse 6
WEB I have relied on you from the womb. You are he who took me out of my mother’s womb. I will always praise you.
KJV By thee have I been holden up from the womb: thou art he that took me out of my mother's bowels: my praise shall be continually of thee.
TSK By thee: ps 22:9,10, pr 8:17, isa 46:3,4, jer 3:4; thou art: ps 139:15,16, ps 145:1,2, isa 49:1,5, jer 1:5, lu 1:31,32, ga 1:15; my praise: ps 71:14, ps 34:1, eph 5:20
Verse 7
WEB I am a marvel to many, but you are my strong refuge.
KJV I am as a wonder unto many; but thou art my strong refuge.
TSK as a wonder: isa 8:18, zec 3:6, lu 2:34, ac 4:13, 1co 4:9, 2co 4:8-12, 2co 6:8-10; thou art: ps 62:7, ps 142:4,5, jer 16:19
Verse 8
WEB My mouth shall be filled with your praise, with your honor all the day.
KJV Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day.
TSK Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day.: ps 71:15,24, ps 35:28, ps 51:14,15, ps 145:1,2, ps 146:2
Verse 9
WEB Don’t reject me in my old age. Don’t forsake me when my strength fails.
KJV Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.
TSK Cast: ps 71:18, ps 92:13-15, isa 46:4, 2ti 1:12, 2ti 4:18; when: ps 73:26, ps 90:10, 2sa 19:35, 2sa 21:15-17, ec 12:1-7
Verse 10
WEB For my enemies talk about me. Those who watch for my soul conspire together,
KJV For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,
TSK and they: ps 10:9, ps 56:6, pr 1:11; lay wait for: ps 37:32,33, 1sa 19:11, jer 20:10; take: ps 2:2, ps 83:3, 2sa 17:1-14, mt 26:3,4, mt 27:1
Verse 11
WEB saying, “God has forsaken him. Pursue and take him, for no one will rescue him.”
KJV Saying, God hath forsaken him: persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him.
TSK God: ps 3:2, ps 37:25,28, ps 41:7,8, ps 42:10, mt 27:42,43,46,49; for there: ps 7:2, ps 50:22, 2ch 32:13,14, da 3:15
Verse 12
WEB God, don’t be far from me. My God, hurry to help me.
KJV O God, be not far from me: O my God, make haste for my help.
TSK O God: ps 22:11,19, ps 35:22, ps 38:21,22, ps 69:18; make: ps 70:1,2, ps 143:7
Verse 13
WEB Let my accusers be disappointed and consumed. Let them be covered with disgrace and scorn who want to harm me.
KJV Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt.
TSK Let them be, etc.: ps 71:24, ps 6:10, ps 35:4,26, ps 40:14,15, isa 41:11, jer 20:11; covered: ps 109:29, ps 132:18, 1pe 5:5
Believing praises
Verse 15
WEB My mouth will tell about your righteousness, and of your salvation all day, though I don’t know its full measure.
KJV My mouth shall show forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof.
TSK My mouth: ps 71:8,24, ps 22:22-25, ps 30:12, ps 40:9,10, ps 145:2,5-14; all the day: ps 35:28, ps 89:16; I know: ps 40:5,12, ps 139:17,18
Verse 16
WEB I will come with the mighty acts of the Lord Yahweh. I will make mention of your righteousness, even of yours alone.
KJV I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.
TSK I will go: ps 29:11, de 33:25, isa 40:31, isa 45:24,25, zec 10:12, eph 3:16, eph 6:10, php 4:13, 2ti 2:1; I will make: isa 26:13, isa 63:7; thy righteousness: ps 71:2,15,19,24, ps 51:14, mt 6:33, ro 1:17, ro 3:21, ro 10:3, php 3:9, 2th 1:6
Verse 17
WEB God, you have taught me from my youth. Until now, I have declared your wondrous works.
KJV O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.
TSK thou hast: ps 71:5, ps 119:9,102; hitherto: ps 66:16, 1sa 17:36,37, 2sa 4:9, 2sa 22:1-51, 1ch 16:4-36
Verse 18
WEB Yes, even when I am old and gray-haired, God, don’t forsake me, until I have declared your strength to the next generation, your might to everyone who is to come.
KJV Now also when I am old and greyheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have showed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.
TSK Now: ps 71:9, ge 27:1, 1sa 4:15,18, isa 46:4; until I: ps 78:4,6, ps 145:4,5, ex 13:8,14-17, 1ch 29:10-30, ac 13:36; strength: isa 51:9, isa 53:1
Verse 19
WEB Your righteousness also, God, reaches to the heavens; you have done great things. God, who is like you?
KJV Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee!
TSK Thy righteousness: ps 36:5,6, ps 57:10, ps 139:6, pr 15:24, pr 24:7, isa 5:16, isa 55:9; who hast: ps 72:18, ps 126:2,3, job 5:9; who is like: ps 35:10, ps 86:8, ps 89:6-8, ex 15:11, isa 40:18,25, jer 10:7
Verse 20
WEB You, who have shown us many and bitter troubles, you will let me live. You will bring us up again from the depths of the earth.
KJV Thou, which hast showed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth.
TSK which: ps 40:1-3, ps 60:3, ps 66:10-12, ps 88:6-18, ps 138:7, 2sa 12:11, mr 14:33,34, mr 15:34, 2co 11:23-31, re 7:14; quicken: ps 80:18, isa 26:19, ho 6:1,2, ac 2:24,32-34; shalt bring: ps 16:10, ps 40:2, ps 86:13, isa 38:17, eze 37:12,13, jon 2:6, eph 4:9
Verse 22
WEB I will also praise you with the harp for your faithfulness, my God. I sing praises to you with the lyre, Holy One of Israel.
KJV I will also praise thee with the psaltery, even thy truth, O my God: unto thee will I sing with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel.
TSK psaltery: ps 92:1-3, ps 150:3-5, hab 3:18,19; even: ps 25:10, ps 56:4, ps 89:1, ps 98:3, ps 138:2, mic 7:20, ro 15:8; O thou: ps 89:18, 2ki 19:22, isa 5:16,19,24, isa 12:6, isa 30:11,12, isa 43:3, isa 57:15, isa 60:9
Verse 24
WEB My tongue will also talk about your righteousness all day long, for they are disappointed, and they are confounded, who want to harm me.
KJV My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt.
TSK My tongue: ps 71:8,15, ps 37:30, de 11:19, pr 10:20,21, mt 12:35, eph 4:29; for they: ps 71:13, ps 18:37-43, ps 92:11, 1co 15:25