Focused Passage

Psalms 71:19-24

Aged Hope, Lifelong Praise, and the God Who Restores

Psalm 71 moves from refuge-seeking petition, to lifelong remembrance of God's sustaining care, to urgent prayer not to be abandoned in old age, to public commitment to proclaim God's righteousness and power, and finally to praise-filled confidence that God will restore the sufferer and shame hostile accusers.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

19Your righteousness reaches to the heavens, O God, You who have done great things. Who, O God, is like You?

20Though You have shown me many troubles and misfortunes, You will revive me once again. Even from the depths of the earth You will bring me back up.

21You will increase my honor and comfort me once again.

22So I will praise You with the harp for Your faithfulness, O my God; I will sing praise to You with the lyre, O Holy One of Israel.

23When I sing praise to You my lips will shout for joy, along with my soul, which You have redeemed.

24My tongue will indeed proclaim Your righteousness all day long, for those who seek my harm are disgraced and confounded.

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References and Original Words

Verse 19

Cross-references

Isaiah 54:17Classic cross-references Psalms 35:10Classic cross-references Psalms 36:5Classic cross-references 1 Samuel 2:2Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 3:24Classic cross-references

Original words

Your righteousnessוְצִדְקָתְךָ֥H6666Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular[reaches] toעַד־H5704Prepositionthe heavensמָ֫ר֥וֹםH4791Noun - masculine singularO Godאֱלֹהִ֗יםH430Noun - masculine pluralYou whoאֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativehave doneעָשִׂ֥יתָH6213Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singulargreat thingsגְדֹל֑וֹתH1419Adjective - feminine pluralWhoמִ֣יH4310InterrogativeO Godאֱ֝לֹהִ֗יםH430Noun - masculine pluralis like Youכָמֽוֹךָ׃H3644Preposition | second person masculine singular

Verse 20

Cross-references

Psalms 138:7Classic cross-references Psalms 34:19Classic cross-references Psalms 86:17Classic cross-references Psalms 40:2Classic cross-references Hosea 6:1Classic cross-references

Original words

Thoughאֲשֶׁ֤רH834Pronoun - relativeYou have shown meהִרְאִיתַנוּH7200Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common pluralmanyרַבּ֗וֹתH7227Adjective - feminine pluraltroublesצָר֥וֹתH6869Noun - feminine pluraland misfortunesוְרָ֫ע֥וֹתH7451Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine pluralYou will revive meתְּחַיֵּינוּH2421Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common pluralonce againתָּשׁ֥וּבH7725Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularEven from the depthsוּֽמִתְּהֹמ֥וֹתH8415Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - common plural constructof the earthהָ֝אָ֗רֶץH776Article | Noun - feminine singularYou will bring meתַּעֲלֵֽנִי׃H5927Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singularback upתָּשׁ֥וּבH7725Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular

Verse 21

Cross-references

2 Samuel 3:1Classic cross-references Isaiah 12:1Classic cross-references Psalms 18:35Classic cross-references Psalms 86:17Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 1:4Classic cross-references

Original words

You will increaseתֶּ֤רֶב׀H7235Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singularmy honorגְּֽדֻלָּתִ֗יH1420Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularand comfort meתְּֽנַחֲמֵֽנִי׃H5162Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singularonce againוְתִסֹּ֥בH5437Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine singular

Verse 22

Cross-references

Psalms 92:1Classic cross-references 2 Kings 19:22Classic cross-references Psalms 33:2Classic cross-references Psalms 43:4Classic cross-references Psalms 101:1Classic cross-references

Original words

Soגַּם־H1571ConjunctionIאֲנִ֤י׀H589Pronoun - first person common singularwill praise Youאוֹדְךָ֣H3034Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular | second person masculine singularwith the harpבִכְלִי־H3627Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct. . .נֶבֶל֮H5035Noun - masculine singularfor Your faithfulnessאֲמִתְּךָ֪H571Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singularO my Godאֱלֹ֫הָ֥יH430Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singularI will sing praiseאֲזַמְּרָ֣הH2167Verb - Piel - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singularto Youלְךָ֣Preposition | second person masculine singularwith the lyreבְכִנּ֑וֹרH3658Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singularO Holy Oneקְ֝ד֗וֹשׁH6918Adjective - masculine singular constructof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃H3478Noun - proper - masculine singular

Verse 23

Cross-references

Psalms 100:2Classic cross-references Psalms 103:4Classic cross-references Colossians 3:16Classic cross-references Psalms 34:22Classic cross-references Psalms 108:1Classic cross-references

Original words

Whenכִּ֣יH3588ConjunctionI sing praiseאֲזַמְּרָה־H2167Verb - Piel - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singularto Youלָּ֑ךְPreposition | second person feminine singularmy lipsשְׂ֭פָתַיH8193Noun - feminine dual construct | first person common singularwill shout for joyתְּרַנֵּ֣נָּ֣הH7442Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine pluralalong with my soulוְ֝נַפְשִׁ֗יH5315Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularwhichאֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativeYou have redeemedפָּדִֽיתָ׃H6299Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular

Verse 24

Cross-references

Psalms 71:13Classic cross-references Ephesians 4:29Classic cross-references Psalms 35:28Classic cross-references Psalms 71:15Classic cross-references Psalms 77:12Classic cross-references

Original words

My tongueלְשׁוֹנִ֗יH3956Noun - common singular construct | first person common singularwill indeed proclaimתֶּהְגֶּ֣הH1897Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularגַּם־גַּם־H1571ConjunctionYour righteousnessצִדְקָתֶ֑ךָH6666Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singularall day longכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular construct. . .הַ֭יּוֹםH3117Article | Noun - masculine singularforכִּי־H3588Conjunctionthose who seekמְבַקְשֵׁ֥יH1245Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural constructmy harmרָעָתִֽי׃H7451Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularare disgracedבֹ֥שׁוּH954Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralandכִֽי־H3588Conjunctionconfoundedחָ֝פְר֗וּH2659Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural

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