Psalms 71:5

5 For you, O Lord, are my hope, my trust, O Lord, from my youth.

Psalms 71:5 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 71:5

For thou [art] my hope, O Lord God
The object, ground, and foundation of it, even of present deliverance, and of future and eternal salvation;

[thou art] my trust from my youth;
in whom he trusted in his youthful days, of which there is an eminent instance in ( 1 Samuel 17:33-45 ) .

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Psalms 71:5 In-Context

3 Be to me a rock of refuge, a strong fortress, to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress.

4 Rescue me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and cruel.

5 For you, O Lord, are my hope, my trust, O Lord, from my youth.

6 Upon you I have leaned from my birth; it was you who took me from my mother's womb. My praise is continually of you.

7 I have been like a portent to many, but you are my strong refuge.

New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Psalms 71:5

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Psalms 71:5 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 71:5 In-Context