Psa 71:1 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Ps 71:1-24: Ps 71 This untitled lament by an aging believer is more of a confession of confidence and hope than the cry of someone abandoned by God. The psalmist experienced God’s power and protection in his youth (71:5-8 ) and now prays for rescue from the adversaries who stalk him in his old age (71:9-13 ). Even in the midst of his peril, he continues to tell of God’s past faithfulness and looks forward with hope to a time when he can testify to the next generation that God is faithful and righteous. Summary for Ps 71:1-4: 71:1-4 The poet has learned to acknowledge God as the reliable rock who will do what is right toward him and his oppressors. See also 31:1-3 .

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‏ Psalms 71:1

Summary for Ps 71:1-24: Ps 71 ^a This untitled lament by an aging believer is more of a confession of confidence and hope than the cry of someone abandoned by God. The psalmist experienced God’s power and protection in his youth (71:5-8 ^b) and now prays for rescue from the adversaries who stalk him in his old age (71:9-13 ^c). Even in the midst of his peril, he continues to tell of God’s past faithfulness and looks forward with hope to a time when he can testify to the next generation that God is faithful and righteous.
Summary for Ps 71:1-4: 71:1-4 ^d The poet has learned to acknowledge God as the reliable rock who will do what is right toward him and his oppressors. See also 31:1-3 ^e.