Psalms 71:5-6

A free imitation of Psalms 22:9-10.

my hope … my trust Cp. Jeremiah 14:8; Jeremiah 17:7; Jeremiah 17:13; and "Christ Jesus our hope" (1 Timothy 1:1).

By thee&c. Better (cp. Isaiah 48:2), On thee have I stayed myself from (my) birth. The same word is used in Psalms 3:5; Psalms 51:12.

thou art he that took me A different word from that similarly translated in Psalms 22:9, and of doubtful meaning. The rendering, Thou hast been my benefactor from my mother's womb(cp. R.V. marg.), suits the parallelism well. But cp. Jeremiah 1:5.