Psa 71 | TSK | STEP | David, in confidence of faith, and experience of God's favour, prays both for himself, and against the enemies of his soul. He promises constancy. He prays for perseverance. He praises God, and promises to do it cheerfully. do I. let me.

as a wonder.--{Kemopaton,} "as a prodigy:" my low estate,--my slaying the lion and bear,--conquering the Philistine,--escaping the fury of Saul,--being raised to the throne of Israel,--enduring such uncommon trials and afflictions,--and experiencing such wonderful deliverances, all mark me out as the subject of "wonder unto many; but Thou art my strong Refuge."

Isa 8:18; Zec 3:6; Lu 2:34; Ac 4:13; 1Co 4:9; 2Co 4:8-12; 6:8-10

thou art.

62:7; 142:4,5; Jer 16:19

15,24; 35:28; 51:14,15; 145:1,2; 146:2

Cast.

18; 92:13-15; Isa 46:4; 2Ti 1:12; 4:18

old age.This determines the period when this Psalm was composed; for it was in David's old age that the rebellion of Absalom took place.

when.

73:26; 90:10; 2Sa 19:35; 21:15-17; Ec 12:1-7

and they.

10:9; 56:6; Pr 1:11

lay wait for. Heb. watch or observe.

37:32,33; 1Sa 19:11; Jer 20:10

take.

2:2; 83:3; 2Sa 17:1-14; Mt 26:3,4; 27:1

God.

3:2; 37:25,28; 41:7,8; 42:10; Mt 27:42,43,46,49

for there.

7:2; 50:22; 2Ch 32:13,14; Da 3:15

O God.

22:11,19; 35:22; 38:21,22; 69:18

make.

70:1,2; 143:7

Let them be, etc."They shall be confounded," etc.: these are prophetic denunciations.

24; 6:10; 35:4,26; 40:14,15; Isa 41:11; Jer 20:11

covered.

109:29; 132:18; 1Pe 5:5

But.

43:5; Job 13:15; La 3:21,26; Heb 10:35; 1Pe 1:13; 1Jo 3:3

praise.

6; Php 1:9; 1Th 4:10; 2Pe 3:18

My mouth.

8,24; 22:22-25; 30:12; 40:9,10; 145:2,5-14

all the day.

35:28; 89:16

I know.

40:5,12; 139:17,18

I will go.

29:11; De 33:25; Isa 40:31; 45:24,25; Zec 10:12; Eph 3:16; 6:10

Php 4:13; 2Ti 2:1

I will make.

Isa 26:13; 63:7

thy righteousness.

2,15,19,24; 51:14; Mt 6:33; Ro 1:17; 3:21; 10:3; Php 3:9; 2Th 1:6

thou hast.

5; 119:9,102

hitherto.

66:16; 1Sa 17:36,37; 2Sa 4:9; 22:1-51; 1Ch 16:4-36

Now.

9; Ge 27:1; 1Sa 4:15,18; Isa 46:4

when I am old and grey-headed. Heb. until old age and greyhairs. until I.

78:4,6; 145:4,5; Ex 13:8,14-17; 1Ch 29:10-30; Ac 13:36

strength. Heb. arm.

Isa 51:9; 53:1

Thy righteousness.

36:5,6; 57:10; 139:6; Pr 15:24; 24:7; Isa 5:16; 55:9

who hast.

72:18; 126:2,3; Job 5:9

who is like.God is alone,--who can resemble Him? He is that eternal, illimitable, unimpartible, unchangeable, incomprehensible, uncompounded, ineffable Being, whose essence is hidden from all created intelligences, and whose counsels cannot be fathomed by any creature.

35:10; 86:8; 89:6-8; Ex 15:11; Isa 40:18,25; Jer 10:7

which.

40:1-3; 60:3; 66:10-12; 88:6-18; 138:7; 2Sa 12:11; Mr 14:33,34

Mr 15:34; 2Co 11:23-31; Re 7:14

quicken.

80:18; Isa 26:19; Ho 6:1,2; Ac 2:24,32-34

shalt bring.

16:10; 40:2; 86:13; Isa 38:17; Eze 37:12,13; Jon 2:6; Eph 4:9

increase.

72:11; 2Sa 3:1; Isa 9:7; 49:6; Re 11:15

comfort.

32:10; 2Co 1:4,5; 2:14; 7:6,13; 1Th 3:9