71:23 My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my {r} soul, which thou hast redeemed.(r) For there is no true praising of God, unless it comes from the heart: and therefore he promises to delight in nothing, except that in which God is glorified. read more
Psalms 67:0 The first half dozen of these psalms form a group millennial and Messianic. The first is millennial. It is Israel who speaks; the psalm cannot be appreciated unless the word “us” in Psalms 67:1 is so applied. When God has mercy upon and blesses Israel in the latter days, His way and His saving health unto all nations (Psalms 67:2 ) will begin to be known. In other words, the present age is one of out-gathering, but the age to come (millennial) will be one of in-gathering. God is now... read more
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 David, or of any other follower of Jesus, the doctrine is the same; Christ and his righteousness, Christ and his salvation, are the righteousness and salvation of Jehovah. My righteousness (saith Jehovah) shall be forever, and my salvation from generation to generation; Isaiah 51:8 . And elsewhere... read more
14-24 The psalmist declares that the righteousness of Christ, and the great salvation obtained thereby, shall be the chosen subject of his discourse. Not on a sabbath only, but on every day of the week, of the year, of his life. Not merely at stated returns of solemn devotion, but on every occasion, all the day long. Why will he always dwell on this? Because he knew not the numbers thereof. It is impossible to measure the value or the fulness of these blessings. The righteousness is... read more
Warning and Thanksgiving v. 13. Let them be confounded and consumed, heaped with disgrace and delivered to utter ruin, that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered, completely enveloped, with reproach and dishonor that seek my hurt, endeavoring to carry their wickedness into practise at every opportunity. v. 14. But I, in spite of such wicked counsels, will hope continually and will yet praise Thee more and more, knowing that there will be further occasion for expressing his... read more
Psalms 71:0 In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust:Let me never be put to confusion.2 Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape:Incline thine ear unto me, and save me.3 Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort:Thou hast given commandment to save me;For thou art my rock and my fortress.4 Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked,Out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.5 For thou art my hope,O Lord God : thou-art my... read more
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 taught him from his youth and has enabled him to declare God’s wondrous works. We may make the same retrospect, and as we muse on all that God has been to us, we may be assured that He will not forsake the work of His own hands, Psalms 138:8 . His deliverances will give cause for endless praise, even when... read more
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 speaking, it may be noticed that the first part expresses need, and is principally prayer, while the second half affirms con6dence and is principally praise. The song opens with a prayer for deliverance (verses Psa 71:1-8 ). This is not so much a cry out of present distress as a prayer that in the... read more
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-Leviticus : . Quoted from Psalms 31. Use is also made of Psalms 22. But the Psalmist is a man of original power, and the Ps. has a definite character of its own. He has powerful enemies and has been brought to death’ s door, but he is full of trust that God, who has led him from his infancy, will lead him to the end. He... read more
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Geneva Study Bible - Psalms 71:22
71:22 I will also praise thee with the psaltery, [even] thy {q} truth, O my God: unto thee will I sing with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel.(q) He confesses that his long delay was well recompensed, when God performed his promise. read more