My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness [and] thy salvation all the day; (k) for I know not the numbers [thereof].
(k) Because your benefits toward me are innumerable, I cannot but continually meditate and rehearse them.
Verse Psalms 71:15. _I KNOW NOT THE NUMBERS_] I must be continually in the spirit of gratitude, praise, and obedience, for thy blessings to me are innumerable....
MY MOUTH SHALL SHOW FORTH THY RIGHTEOUSNESS ... - See the notes at Psalms 71:8. The word “righteousness” here refers to the righteous character of God, particularly as manifested in his behalf; the wo...
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...
THE NUMBERS. Compare Psalms 40:5....
Vows of praise and thanksgiving....
My mouth shall tell of thy righteousness, And of thy salvation all the day; For I know not the tale thereof. Salvation is coupled with righteousness, because the one is the outcome and visible mani...
DISCOURSE: 617 SALVATION A GROUND OF JOY Psalms 71:15. _My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof._ PERHAPS, of all mankind, no one...
FOR I KNOW NOT THE NUMBERS THEREOF— _Though I know not the number of them; i.e._ of thy righteousness or mercies, or thy salvation and deliverances; they being so numerous, that it is not possible to...
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...
_MY MOUTH SHALL SHEW FORTH THY RIGHTEOUSNESS AND THY SALVATION ALL THE DAY; FOR I KNOW NOT THE NUMBERS THEREOF._ My mouth shall show forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day. Here he get...
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.
I KNOW NOT THE NUMBERS] cp. Psalms 40:5....
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...
Comp. Psalms 40:5, which indicates the meaning here. Mere reminiscence must give place to actual calculation, which too must fail before the sense of Divine interference in his favour....
פִּ֤י ׀ יְסַפֵּ֬ר צִדְקָתֶ֗ךָ כָּל ־הַ יֹּ֥ום...
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...
Arabia. Hebrew sheba, ver. 10. (Haydock) --- This was accomplished by the wise men. [Matthew ii.] (Eusebius) --- For him, ( de ipso.) They shall adopt the form of prayer which he has taught, (St. Augu...
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...
15._My mouth shall recount thy righteousness _Here he expresses more clearly what sacrifice of praise he resolved to present to God, promising to proclaim continually his righteousness and salvation....
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...
MY MOUTH SHALL SHOW FORTH THY RIGHTEOUSNESS,.... Both his punitive justice in taking vengeance on his enemies, agreeably to the above imprecations; and his faithfulness in the performance of promises...
My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness [and] thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers [thereof]. Ver. 15. _My mouth shall show forth thy righteousness and thy salvation_] Lo, here,...
_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...
My mouth shall show forth Thy righteousness and Thy salvation all the day, v. 2. FOR I KNOW NOT THE NUMBERS THEREOF; the manifestations of God's attributes are so innumerable that one cannot keep coun...
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.e. Of thy salvations and mercies vouchsafed to me, which being innumerable, oblige me the more to celebrate thy praises....
Psalms 71:15 mouth H6310 tell H5608 (H8762) righteousness H6666 salvation H8668 day H3117 know H3045 (H8804) limits
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...
_My mouth shall show forth Thy righteousness and Thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof._ AN INEXHAUSTIBLE SUBJECT This psalmist’s words may well be a pattern for old men, who...
_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...
Psalms 139:17; Psalms 139:18; Psalms 35:28; Psalms 40:12; Psalms 40:
The numbers — Of thy salvations and mercies vouchsafed to me....