Psalms 71:15 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Bible Comments

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, a sweet and comfortable conjunction of God's righteousness and our salvation. See 2 Thessalonians 1:6,7 .

For I know not the numbers thereof] Or, though I know not, &c., by a modest correction, since they may be celebrated, but not enumerated.

Littora quot conchas, quot amaena rosaria flores,

Quotve soporiferum grana papaver habet:

Sylva feras quot alit, quot piscibus unda natatur,

Et tenerum pennis acra pulsar avis (Ovid.).

So many, and ten thousand times more, are God's lovingkindnesses. The psalmist elsewhere venteth himself by an exclamation, Psalms 31:19 . See Trapp on " Psa 31:19 "

Psalms 71:15

15 My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof.