Psalms 71:16 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only. ”

Psalms 71:16 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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 remem...
Psalms 71:16 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

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.
Psalms 71:16 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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 71:1-3 . Quoted from Psa...
Psalms 71:16 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

strength . strengths. Plural of majesty. great strength.
Psalms 71:16 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Psalms 71:16 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only. I will go - אבוא abo, I will enter, i.e., into the tabernacle, in the strength or mightiness...
Psalms 71:16 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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...
Psalms 71:16 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

This Ps. of prayer ( Psalms 71:1-13 ) and praise ( Psalms 71:14-24 ) was apparently written by an old man ( Psalms 71:9 ; Psalms 71:18 ) and in the time of the exile. Some parts of it are undoubtedl...
Psalms 71:16 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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 .)...
Psalms 71:16 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 71:1-24 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 th...
Psalms 71:16 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Greatest of All Workers Psalms 71:13-24 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 tau...
Psalms 71:16 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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...
Psalms 71:16 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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...
Psalms 71:16 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

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...
Psalms 71:16 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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...
Psalms 71:16 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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 wi...
Psalms 71:16 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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 sho...
Psalms 71:16 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Joyful Praises; Rejoicing in Hope. 14 But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more. 15 My mout...
Psalms 71:16 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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 up...
Psalms 71:16 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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...
Psalms 71:16 - Sermon Bible Commentary

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 af...
Psalms 71:16 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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...
Psalms 71:16 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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...
Psalms 71:16 - The Biblical Illustrator

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 )...
Psalms 71:16 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Psalms 71:1-19 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 psa...
Psalms 71:16 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Warning and Thanksgiving
Psalms 71:16 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Thessalonians 1:6 ; 2 Timothy 2:1 ; Deuteronomy 33:25 ; Ephesians 3:16 ; Ephesians 6:10 ; Isaiah 26:13 ; Isaiah 40:31 ; Isaiah 45:24 ; Isaiah 45:25 ; Isaiah 63:7 ; Matthew 6:33 ; Philip...
Psalms 71:16 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Make mention — To support and comfort myself with the remembrance of it. Righteousness — Of thy faithfulness in making good all thy promises.

Psalms 71:16 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 71:16 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 71:16 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 71:16 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 71:16 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 71:16 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 71:16 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 71:16 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 71:16 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 71:16 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 71:16 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 71:16 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 71:16 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 71:16 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 71:16 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 71:16 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 71:16 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 71:16 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 71:16 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 71:16 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 71:16 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 71:16 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 71:16 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 71:16 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 71:16 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 71:16 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 71:16 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 71:16 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes