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Themes in Psalm 71

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Themes in Psalm 71

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Psalm 71:1 (show verse)

In You, O Lord, I have taken refuge;

Let me never be ashamed.

No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 71:2 (show verse)

In Your righteousness deliver me and rescue me;

Incline Your ear to me and save me.

God, Righteousness Of » We should pray » To be delivered in

Psalm 71:3 (show verse)

Be to me a rock of habitation to which I may continually come;

You have given commandment to save me,
For You are my rock and my fortress.

Battle of Life » God » Represented as » A refuge
Fort » Figurative » Of God's care
God » Mysteries of » Refuge, a
divine Protector » A refuge

Psalm 71:4 (show verse)

Rescue me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked,

Out of the grasp of the wrongdoer and ruthless man,

Deliverance » Divine, example of » Sought by the psalmist
Hope » The lord being hope
Trust » The lord being your trust
Upholdment » The lord holding people up

Psalm 71:5 (show verse)

For You are my hope;
O Lord God, You are my confidence from my youth.

Children » Instances of » David
Good Children » Exemplified
Hope » Eternal » In God
Hope » The lord being hope
Trust » The lord being your trust
Trust » Should be from youth up
Upholdment » The lord holding people up
Young men » Examples of Godly young men » Josiah

Psalm 71:6 (show verse)

By You I have been sustained from my birth;

You are He who took me from my mother’s womb;
My praise is continually of You.

Praise » Revelation » Unceasing
Praise » Should be offered » Continually
Praise » Is due to God on account of » Constant preservation
Upholdment » The lord holding people up

Psalm 71:7 (show verse)

I have become a marvel to many,
For You are my strong refuge.

Praise » Is due to God on account of » Constant preservation

Psalm 71:8 (show verse)

My mouth is filled with Your praise
And with Your glory all day long.

Honour » Due to God
Honour God » Due to God
Praise » Is due to God on account of » Constant preservation

Psalm 71:9 (show verse)

Do not cast me off in the time of old age;
Do not forsake me when my strength fails.

Consolation under Affliction » Under the infirmities of age
Decrepitude » Ps 71; ec 12 general references to » Prayer concerning
Long life » Examples of vigorous » Feebleness in
Long life » Old age ps 71; ec 12 » Prayer concerning
Old age » Examples of vigorous » Feebleness in
Old age » General references to » Prayer concerning

Psalm 71:10 (show verse)

For my enemies have spoken against me;
And those who watch for my life have consulted together,

Enemy » The wickedness of david's

Psalm 71:11 (show verse)

Saying, “God has forsaken him;
Pursue and seize him, for there is no one to deliver.”

Persecution » The wicked » Encourage each other in

Psalm 71:12 (show verse)

O God, do not be far from me;
O my God, hasten to my help!

No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 71:13 (show verse)

Let those who are adversaries of my soul be ashamed and consumed;
Let them be covered with reproach and dishonor, who seek to injure me.

No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 71:14 (show verse)

But as for me, I will hope continually,
And will

praise You yet more and more.

Hope » Saints » Should continue in
Praise » Revelation » Unceasing
Praise » Should be offered » More and more

Psalm 71:15 (show verse)

My mouth shall tell of Your righteousness
And of Your salvation all day long;
For I do not know the sum of them.

Power » Of testimony » Relates to personal experience
God, Righteousness Of » Saints » Talk of
God, Righteousness Of » Described as » Beyond computation
Salvation » Saints » Declare
religious Testimony » Withheld special marks of true » Relates to personal experience

Psalm 71:16 (show verse)

I will come with the mighty deeds of the Lord God;
I will make mention of Your righteousness, Yours alone.

God, Righteousness Of » Saints » Mention, only

Psalm 71:17 (show verse)

O God, You have taught me from my youth,
And I still declare Your wondrous deeds.

Children » Instances of » David
Declaration » Declaring the lord and his works
Instruction » Of children encouraged » For the young
Missionaries » In youth

Psalm 71:18 (show verse)

And even when I am old and gray, O God, do not forsake me,
Until I declare Your strength to this generation,
Your power to all who are to come.

Consolation under Affliction » Under the infirmities of age
Hairs » White or gray » A token of age
Missionaries » In old age
Prayer » Brevity in prayer examples of brief prayers » Special pleas offered in

Psalm 71:19 (show verse)

For Your righteousness, O God, reaches to the heavens,

You who have done great things;
O God, who is like You?

God, Righteousness Of » Described as » Very high

Psalm 71:20 (show verse)

You who have shown me many troubles and distresses
Will revive me again,
And will bring me up again from the depths of the earth.

Afflicted saints » Should praise God
Afflicted saints » Should trust in the goodness of God
The Dead » Resurrection of » Promises concerning
Distress » Sorrow » Common to all men
Quickening » Of God's people » By the father
Resurrection » Promises concerning
Trouble » Common to all men

Psalm 71:21 (show verse)

May You increase my greatness
And turn to comfort me.

Afflicted saints » Should praise God
Comfort » God as the giver of
Consolation under Affliction » Is abundant
God's Promises » Of comfort » God as the giver of

Psalm 71:22 (show verse)

I will also praise You with

a harp,

Even Your truth, O my God;
To You I will sing praises with the lyre,
O Holy One of Israel.

Afflicted saints » Should praise God
Harp » Used in worship
Music » Instruments of » Psaltery
Names » Of God the father » Holy one of israel
Psaltery » Used in religious services
Truth » Of God » Magnify
the Truth of God » We should » Magnify

Psalm 71:23 (show verse)

My lips will shout for joy when I sing praises to You;
And my soul, which You have redeemed.

Afflicted saints » Should praise God
Redemption » They who partake of » Praise God for

Psalm 71:24 (show verse)

My tongue also will utter Your righteousness all day long;
For they are ashamed, for they are humiliated who seek my hurt.

Missionaries » In talking of God and his works
God, Righteousness Of » Saints » Talk of