Psalms 71

Psalms 71:1

IN thee, O Lord, do I put my trust] Psalms 31:1. He prayeth to God with full assurance of faith, that he will deliver him from his adversaries.

Psalms 71:2

Deliver me in thy righteousnesse] By declaring thy self true of thy promise.

Psalms 71:3

Be thou my strong habitation] Heb. be thou to me for a rock of habitation.

thou hast given commandment] Or, give commandment.

thou hast given commandment to save me] Psalms 69:28. Thou hast infinite means, and all creatures are at thy commandment, therefore shew some signe that I shall be delivered.

Psalms 71:4

out of the hand of the wicked] He meaneth some princicipall adversary.

Psalms 71:5

thou art my trust from my youth] He strengthneth his faith by the experience of Gods benfits, who did not onely preserve him in his mothers belly, but took him thence, and ever since hath preserved him.

Psalms 71:6

from the womb] Psal. 22. 9, 10. Isaiah 46:3.

Psalms 71:7

I am a wonder unto many] All the world wondereth at me, because of my miseries; as well they in authority, as the common people: yet being assured of thy favour, I remain stedfast.

Psalms 71:9

in] Or, to.

in the time of old age] Thou that didst help me in my youth, when I was full of strength, help me till I be old: or, now I am old and weak, help me so much the more.

Psalms 71:10

against] Or, of.

lay wait for] Heb. wath, or observe.

Psalms 71:11

God hath forsaken him] Thus the wicked both blaspheme God, and triumph against his saints, as though he had forsaken them, if he suffer them to fall into their hands.

Psalms 71:12

O my God] In calling him his God, he putteth back the false reports of the adversaries, that said, God hath forsaken him, psal. 22. 1.

make haste for my help] Psalms 70:1.

Psalms 71:13

confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul] Psal. 35. 4, 26.

Psalms 71:15

for] Or, though, as psal. 4. 8.

for I know not the numbers thereof] Because thy benefits toward me are innumerable, I cannot but continually meditate and rehearse them.

numbers thereof] Psalms 40:5.

Psalms 71:16

I will go in in the strength of the Lord] I will remain stedfast, being upholden by the power of God.

Psalms 71:17

thou hast taught me from my youth] By instruction and experience.

Psalms 71:18

Now also] He desireth, that as he hath begun, so he would continue his benefits, that his liberality may have perfect praise.

when I am old] Heb. unto old age, and gray hairs. And by consequence, in more danger and need of help, v. 9.

old] Vers. 9.

untill I have shewed thy strength unto this generation] Deliver me now, that I may praise thee for this deliverance, both in word and writing.

thy strength] Heb. thine arm.

Psalms 71:19

Thy righteousnesse also] The just performance of thy promise, v. 2.

O God] His faith breaketh thorow all tentations, and by this exclamation, he praiseth the power of God.

O God, who is like unto thee?] Psal. 89. 6, 8.

Psalms 71:20

shewed me] Heb. made us to see: That is, to endure, as Psalms 34:12. and Psalms 89:49. and Psalms 27:4.

and sore troubles] As he confesseth, that God is the onely author of his deliverance: so he acknowledgeth, that these evils were sent unto him by Gods providence.

Psalms 71:22

with the psalterie] Heb. with the instrument of psalerie.

even thy truth, O my God] He confesseth that his long tarriance would be well recompensed, when God should perform his promise.

Psalms 71:23

my soul which thou hast redeemed] For there is no true praising of God except it come from the heart.

Psalms 71:24

My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousnesse] He promiseth to delight in nothing, but wherin God may be glorified.