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Psalm 71

Psa. 71:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Inf thee, O Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
, do I put my trust
chacah (Hebrew #2620)
to flee for protection (compare 982); figuratively, to confide in
KJV usage: have hope, make refuge, (put) trust.
Pronounce: khaw-saw'
Origin: a primitive root
: let me never
`owlam (Hebrew #5769)
from 5956; properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always
KJV usage: alway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, (n-))ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world (+ without end). Compare 5331, 5703.
Pronounce: o-lawm'
Origin: or lolam {o-lawm'}
'al (Hebrew #408)
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
KJV usage: nay, neither, + never, no ,nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.
Pronounce: al
Origin: a negative particle (akin to 3808)
be put to confusion
buwsh (Hebrew #954)
properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed
KJV usage: (be, make, bring to, cause, put to, with, a-)shamed(-d), be (put to) confounded(-fusion), become dry, delay, be long.
Pronounce: boosh
Origin: a primitive root
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Psa. 31:1‑3• 1To the chief musician; a Psalm of David.{HR}In thee, O Jehovah, have I trusted;{HR}Let me not be ashamed forever;{HR}In thy righteousness deliver me.
 2Incline thine ear unto me, deliver me speedily;{HR}Be to me for a rock of strength,{HR}For a house of defence to save me.
 3For thou [art] my rock and my fortress,{HR}And for thy name's sake thou guidest and leadest me. (Psa. 31:1‑3)

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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1-13:  David, in confidence of faith, and experience of God's favour, prays both for himself, and against the enemies of his soul.
14-16:  He promises constancy.
17-18:  He prays for perseverance.
19-24:  He praises God, and promises to do it cheerfully.
do I.
Psa. 22:5• 5Unto thee they cried and they were delivered;{HR}In thee they trusted and they were not ashamed. (Psa. 22:5)
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Psa. 25:2‑3• 2My God, in thee have I trusted;{HR}Let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me.
 3Yea, all those who wait on thee shall not be ashamed;{HR}They shall be ashamed who deal falsely without a cause. (Psa. 25:2‑3)
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Psa. 31:1‑3• 1To the chief musician; a Psalm of David.{HR}In thee, O Jehovah, have I trusted;{HR}Let me not be ashamed forever;{HR}In thy righteousness deliver me.
 2Incline thine ear unto me, deliver me speedily;{HR}Be to me for a rock of strength,{HR}For a house of defence to save me.
 3For thou [art] my rock and my fortress,{HR}And for thy name's sake thou guidest and leadest me. (Psa. 31:1‑3)
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Psa. 125:1• 1A song of the ascents.{HR}Those confiding in Jehovah [are] as Mount Zion;{HR}It cannot be moved, it abideth forever. (Psa. 125:1)
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Psa. 146:5• 5Blessed he, whose help [is] Jacob's God ,{HR}Whose hope [is] in Jehovah his God, (Psa. 146:5)
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2 Kings 18:5• 5He trusted in Jehovah the God of Israel; so that after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor any that were before him. (2 Kings 18:5)
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1 Chron. 5:20• 20{i}and they were helped against them, and the Hagarites were delivered into their hand, and all that were with them; for they cried to God in the battle, and he was intreated of them, because they put their trust in him.{/i} (1 Chron. 5:20)
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Rom. 9:33• 33even as it is written, “Behold I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and rock of offence; and he that believeth on him shall not be ashamed.” (Rom. 9:33)
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1 Peter 2:6• 6Because it is contained in scripture, Behold, I lay in Zion a corner-stone, elect, precious; and he that believeth on him shall in no way be shamed. (1 Peter 2:6)
let me.
Isa. 45:17• 17[But] Israel shall be saved by Jehovah with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded unto the ages of ages. (Isa. 45:17)
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Jer. 17:18• 18{i}Let them be ashamed that persecute me, but let not me be ashamed; let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed; bring upon them the day of evil, and break them with a double breaking{/i}. (Jer. 17:18)
• Book 2, Series 4, Psa. 69-72. The indignation. The beast destroyed. (““The Placement of the Psalms in Prophecy”” by B. Anstey)
• {Psalm 71} rests on two points. God's righteousness—the psalmist claims nothing on the ground of his own; but God will be consistent with Himself—not desert or abandon him. Hence he counts on His faithfulness. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 64-77” by J.N. Darby)
• (vv. 1-3) The psalm opens with an expression of confidence in God, and an appeal to God to act in righteousness for deliverance from bondage. (“Psalm 71” by H. Smith)
• The remnant continue to cry to God for deliverance from the oppression under Antichrist— “the unrighteous and cruel man” (vs. 1-4). (“Book 2.” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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In thee, Jehovah, do I trust: let me never be ashamed.

W. Kelly Translation

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In thee, Jehovah, do I trust;{HR}Let me never be ashamed.