Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible
Psalms 71:16
I will go... — Rather, I will come with the Lord Jehovah’s mighty deeds, i.e., come with the tale of them (as last verse) and praise of them into the Temple. (Comp. Psalms 5:7; Psalms 66:13.)
I will go... — Rather, I will come with the Lord Jehovah’s mighty deeds, i.e., come with the tale of them (as last verse) and praise of them into the Temple. (Comp. Psalms 5:7; Psalms 66:13.)
Verse Psalms 71:16. _I 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...
I 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 rememberin...
Psalms 71 Israel's Song of Hope _ 1. Declaration of trust (Psalms 71:1)_ 2. Anticipations of faith (Psalms 71:12) 3. Revival and victory ...
LXXI. A PSALM OF GRATITUDE FOR GOD'S CONSTANT CARE OF HIS SERVANT FROM YOUTH TO OLD AGE. The Psalmist expresses himself in language borrowed from older sources. PSALMS 71:1. Quoted from Psalms 31. Us...
STRENGTH. strengths. Plural of majesty. great strength....
Vows of praise and thanksgiving....
_I will go_&c. Better, I will come with the mighty acts of the Lord Jehovah, bringing them as my theme for praise. Cp. Psalms 106:2. The A.V. would at any rate require the singular, which is however r...
Psalms 70, 71 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE Prayer Not to be Forsaken in Old Age. ANALYSIS Stanza I., Psalms 70:1-3 (70), Prayer against Enemies. Stanza II., Psalms 70:4-5 (70), Prayer in behalf of Friends. Sta...
_I WILL GO IN THE STRENGTH OF THE LORD GOD: I WILL MAKE MENTION OF THY RIGHTEOUSNESS, EVEN OF THINE ONLY._ I will go in the strength of the Lord God - literally, 'strengths,' plural 'I will go (in th...
71:16 recall (g-13) Or 'make mention of.'...
This Ps. of prayer (Psalms 71:1) and praise (Psalms 71:14) was apparently written by an old man (Psalms 71:9; Psalms 71:18) and in the time of the exile.
GO IN THE STRENGTH] RV 'come with the mighty acts,' bringing them as the subject of the song....
PSALMS 42:72 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ Words in boxes are from the Bible. Words marked with a *star are described in the word list at the end. The translated Bible text has yet to go through Advanced Che...
אָבֹ֗וא בִּ֭ גְבֻרֹות אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה אַזְכִּ֖יר...
Psalms 71:1 ECHOES of former psalms make the staple of this one, and even those parts of it which are not quotations have little individuality. The themes are familiar, and the expression of them is s...
THE GREATEST OF ALL WORKERS Psalms 71:13 The singer glances both backward and forward. He goes back in thought to the time when he was cast on God at birth, and acknowledges that God has taught him f...
This is pre-eminently a song of the aged, and, like old age, it is reminiscent. The singer passes from memory to hope, and from experience to praise. No very definite division is possible. Generally s...
I will (l) go in the strength of the Lord GOD: I will make mention of thy righteousness, [even] of thine only. (l) I will remain steadfast, being upheld by the power of God....
A firmament on the earth, &c. This may be understood of the Church of Christ, ever firm and visible: and of the flourishing condition of its congregation. (Challoner) --- The strength or staff of brea...
I think it would be wrong to break the thread of this most beautiful address, and therefore I have preserved it entire. In any, and in every sense, whether we behold it as the words of Christ, or of D...
_A MOTTO FOR THE NEW YEAR_ ‘I will go in the strength of the Lord God.’ Psalms 71:16 Observe the two thoughts which compose this sentence. (1) ‘I will go’—the language of active, frequent, glad prog...
16._I will go in the strength of the Lord Jehovah! _This may also very properly be translated, _I will go into the strengths; _and this interpretation is not less probable than the other. As fear and...
Psalms 71, founded, I suppose, as much of this book, upon the flight of David on the rebellion of Absalom, presents, I apprehend, the sum of all God's ways with Israel from the commencement of their h...
I WILL GO IN THE STRENGTH OF THE LORD GOD,.... Go on praising him, as he had determined to do in the preceding verses; not in his own strength, knowing that his heart was not always disposed aright or...
I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD: I will make mention of thy righteousness, [even] of thine only. Ver. 16. _I will go in the strength of the Lord God_] _Ingrediar in potentia Domini,_ I will...
_But I will hope continually_ Although in the greatest straits and difficulties; _and will yet praise thee more and more_ For which I know thou wilt yet give me abundant occasion. _My mouth shall show...
WARNING AND THANKSGIVING...
I will go in the strength of the Lord God, come forward with His mighty deeds, try to perform the impossible in enumerating them; I WILL MAKE MENTION OF THY RIGHTEOUSNESS, EVEN OF THINE ONLY, joyfully...
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 we...
I will not sit down in despair, but _I will go on_ or proceed in my business courageously and cheerfully, in making necessary provisions for my own defence; relying only upon thy strength, and not upo...
Psalms 71:16 in H935 (H8799) strength H1369 Lord H136 GOD H3069 mention H2142 (H8686) righteousness H6666...
Psalms 71:16 The character of David. The great master-key to David's character is to be found in the text and other similar expressions in his psalms. He was eminently a _godly_man. On God his affect...
Psalms 71:1. In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion. Deliver me in thy righteous, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me. Be thou my strong habita...
This Psalm, written by an old man, is specially suitable for an old man. It is numbered seventy-one, and it may suit those who have reached that age; but it is also appropriate to us all in prospect o...
CONTENTS: Prayer that enemies might be put to shame. Joyful praise of God's goodness. CHARACTERS: God, Psalmist. CONCLUSION: Those who live a life of confidence in God and continually resort to Him...
This psalm, though destitute of title, has passed down to us as composed by David, during the rebellion of Absalom. He uses the same words in his present troubles, as when Saul pursued him. Psalms 71...
_I will go in the strength of the Lord God: I will make mention of Thy righteousness, even of Thine only._ GOD THE SOURCE OF THE MINISTER’S STRENGTH I. What is the help the minister requires?--“the...
_In Thee, O Lord, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion._ A PICTURE OF A PIOUS OLD MAN I. The entreaties of a pious old man. 1. Against evil. (1) Moral failure (Psalms 70:1). (2) Gen...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 71:1. This is another individual lament, suited to a faithful person in danger from enemies who take advantage of any weakness or distress (vv. Psa
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 71:14 The singer promises to HOPE CONTINUALLY. He leaves to God the timing of the answer to his appeals for help (vv. Psalms 71:12). He also l
INTRODUCTION “This Psalm,” says Barnes, “is without a title. It is impossible to determine on what occasion it was composed. There is some plausibility in the supposition that Psalms 70 might have bee...
EXPOSITION Psalms 71:1 is, like so many others, a psalm divided between complaint and praise. It is comparatively wanting in originality, being, to a very great extent, an echo of other psalms, especi...
Shall we turn now in our Bibles to Psalms 71:1-24. Psalms 71:1-24 is the psalm of the aged man. Probably David as he was getting up into years, and his reddish colored hair had turned gray. David's li...
2 Thessalonians 1:6; 2 Timothy 2:1; Deuteronomy 33:25; Ephesians 3:16;...
Make mention — To support and comfort myself with the remembrance of it. Righteousness — Of thy faithfulness in making good all thy promises....