Psalms 71:7

A wonder — i.e., not a miracle of preservation, but a monster. Though men point at him as something to be avoided or mocked, God is his refuge.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 71:7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I am as a wonder unto many - The word here rendered “wonder” - מופת môphêth - means properly a miracle, a prodigy; then things that are sui...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

I am as a (f) wonder unto many; but thou [art] my strong refuge. (f) All the world wonders at me because of my miseries: both those in authority and...
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

I am . I have become. art. Supply the Ellipsis , "hast been".
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

7. I have been as a prodigy to the great ones. He now makes a transition to the language of complaint, declaring that he was held in almost...
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 616 THE KING’S ACCESSION Psalms 71:7-9 . I am as a wonder unto many: but thou art my strong refuge. Let my mouth be filled with thy p...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

I am as a wonder unto many; but thou art my strong refuge. I am as a wonder unto many - I am כמופת kemopheth "as a portent," or "type:" I am a typi...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

I am as a wonder— That is, "as a frightful spectacle to a great many, who were afraid to come near me;" As a gazing stock to the multitude, Green...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

For thou art my hope, O Lord GOD: thou art my trust from my youth. -The prayer in Psalms 71:4 is followed, first, by the basis on which it r...
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...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

As a wonder unto many ] a striking example of God's mysterious chastisement of His own: see Isaiah 52:14 .;
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

There is a beautiful correspondence in this verse between the experience of the believer and his glorious Head. If David was made an outlaw, and hunt...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

I am as a wonder unto many ,.... To the multitude, to the populace, or "to the great" u and mighty; and indeed to both: which respects not his wonde...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

I am as a wonder unto many; but thou [art] my strong refuge. Ver. 7. I am a wonder unto many ] Or, unto the great ones, a monster to the mighty,...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

I am a wonder to many Hebrew, כמופת, chemopeth, as a prodigy , or monster , that is, as a frightful spectacle , which they are afraid to come ne...
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

A wonder, or prodigy ; either, 1. Of mercy, for the wonderful protections and deliverances which God hath given me. Or rather, 2. Of judgment,...
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...
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 Biblical Illustrator

I am as a wonder unto many; but Thou art my strong refuge. A wonder unto many Consider the text, with reference to David, to Christ, and to the...
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

Prayer of an Aged Believer for God's Assistance. Prayer for Deliverance
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

I am as a wonder, a sign of the grace and protection of God, unto many, who find it impossible to believe the marvelous ways of the Lord in keeping...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 4:9 ; 2 Corinthians 4:8-12 ; 2 Corinthians 6:8-10 ; Acts 4:13 ; Isaiah 8:18 ; Jeremiah 16:19 ; Luke 2:34 ; Psalms 142:4 ; Psal...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

A wonder — For my many and sore calamities.

⁷ I am as a wonder unto many; but thou art my strong refuge.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 71:7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

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

Dummelow's Commentary on the 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

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

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 Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Psalms 71:7