Now also = Yea also. when I am old and grayheaded = to old age and gray hairs. Thy strength = Thine arm; "arm" being put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Cause), App-6 , for the wonders wrought by it. every one that is to come. A special reading called. Sevir ( App-34 ) reads "all who are to come". read more
who is like unto Thee. This is the cry of all God's saints. See note on Exodus 15:11 . read more
quicken me again = make me alive again. bring me up again: i.e. in resurrection. read more
with = with the aid of. sing = sing praise. Holy One of Israel. Occurs only three times in the Psalms (here, Psalms 78:41 ; Psalms 89:18 ). In Isaiah we find it thirty times. In Jeremiah twice ( Psa 50:29 ; Psalms 51:5 ). See note on Psalms 78:41 . read more
redeemed. Hebrew. padah. See note on Exodus 13:13 with Exodus 6:6 . read more
PSALM 71THE PRAYER OF AN OLD MAN FOR DELIVERANCEThe vast majority of the scholars whose works are available to us reject any thought of Davidic authorship of this psalm, but there is no agreement at all with regard to who did write it. Obviously, then, the community of scholars do not know anything about the author.For this reason, we do not hesitate to accept the testimony of the superscription as it appears in the LXX.Superscription: By David, a song sung by the sons of Jonadab, and the first... read more
GOD HAS HELPED HIM ALL OF HIS LIFEIt is true of every person who reaches an advanced age that God has been the constant helper all the way, even from the very beginning of life."For thou art my hope, O Lord Jehovah:Thou art my trust from my youth.By thee have I been holden up from the womb:Thou art he that took me out of my mother's bowels:My praise shall be continually of thee.I am a wonder unto many:But thou art my strong refuge.My mouth shall be filled with thy praise,And with thy honor all... read more
A SPECIAL PLEA IN A TIME OF OLD AGE"Cast me not off in the time of old age;Forsake me not when my strength faileth.For mine enemies speak concerning me;And they that watch for my soul take counsel together,Saying, God hath forsaken him;Pursue and take him; for there is none to deliver.O God, be not far from me;O my God, make haste to help me."Old age is a time when strength is abated, when eyesight dims,, when hearing becomes difficult, and when teeth and the sense of smell either diminish or... read more
AN IMPRECATION AGAINST ENEMIES"Let them be put to shame and consumed that are adversaries to my soul,Let them be covered with reproach and dishonor that seek my hurt."Who was as skilled as David in calling down the judgments of God upon his enemies? The very vocabulary of this imprecation is found no less than five times in other psalms of David: Psalms 41:7,9; 53:5; 35:4; 40:14; 70:2. read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 71:16
strength = strengths. Plural of majesty = great strength. read more