Psalms 71:1

In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust - See the notes at Psalms 25:2. Compare Psalms 22:4-5; Psalms 31:1.

Let me never be put to confusion - Let me never be ashamed; that is, Let me not be so disappointed in the trust that I repose in thee as to have occasion to feel ashamed that I have done it.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 71:1

Arno Geneva Study Bible

In (a) thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion. (a) He prays to God with full assurance of faith, that he will deliver him...
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 o...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4. do. put my trust . have. fled for refuge. Hebrew. hasah . App-69. confusion . shame.
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

1. In thee, O Jehovah! do I put my trust. It has been thought that the occasion of the composition of this psalm was the conspiracy of Absal...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion.
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

David, in confidence of faith and experience of God's favour, prayeth both for himself, and against the enemies of his soul: he promiseth constancy:...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion. Psalms 71:1-24 .-Introduction, from Psalms 31:1-24 . Prayer for deliver...
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...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(1-3) These verses are borrowed, with some verbal alterations, from Psalms 31:1-3 , where see Note.
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....
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“My Trust from My Youth&rdquo Psalms 71:1-12 Some commentators ascribe this psalm to Jeremiah. His pensive, plaintive tone is certainly pre...
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....
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

CONTENTS This Psalm is without a title, which is not very usual. Perhaps, being intended for general use, it was on that account omitted. It hath mu...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

If we are on the look-out for Christ while reading this precious Psalm, we shall not be long before we find him, if we are brought under the divine t...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust ,.... The Targum is, "in thy Word;'' Psalms 31:1 ; let me never be put to confusion ; or "be ashamed"; see t...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion. Ver. 1. In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust ] See Psalms 31:1 , see Trapp o...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

In thee, O Lord , &c. See notes on Psalms 31:1 . Thou hast given commandment to save me By which he understands God's purpose and promise, an...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

David Professes His Confidence in God; Believing Prayers. 1 In thee,...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

PSALM 71 THE ARGUMENT The matter of this Psalm plainly showeth that it was written in a time of David's great distress, and his old age, mentioned...
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 plausibil...
Scofield Reference Notes

trust ( See Scofield) - ( Psalms 2:12 ).
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 71:1 . In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion. There is his trust, and there is his fear; his trust he dares...
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;...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 71:1-8 . 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...
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 pre...
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....
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, b...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

In Thee, O Lord, do I put my trust, resting secure in Jehovah's care; let me never be put to confusion, to become the laughing-stock of the enemies...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Prayer of an Aged Believer for God's Assistance. Prayer for Deliverance
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 5:20 ; 1 Peter 2:6 ; 2 Kings 18:5 ; Isaiah 45:17 ; Jeremiah 17:18 ; Psalms 125:1 ; Psalms 146:5 ; Psalms 22:5 ; Psalms 25:2 ;...

¹ In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 71:1

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Scofield Reference Notes

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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