Psalm 71:10 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 71:1-13

Two things in general David here prays for?that he might not be confounded and that his enemies and persecutors might be confounded. I. He prays that he might never be made ashamed of his dependence upon God nor disappointed in his believing expectations from him. With this petition every true believer may come boldly to the throne of grace; for God will never disappoint the hope that is of his own raising. Now observe here, 1. How David professes his confidence in God, and with what pleasure... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 71:10

For mine enemies speak against, me ,.... Or "say unto me" F25 אמרו לי "dixerunt mihi", Montanus. what is expressed in the following verse, "God hath forsaken him"; and so these words are a reason of the above petitions: or "mine enemies speak to me"; or "of me" F26 "De me loquuti sunt, vel loquuntur", Tigurine version, Junius & Tremellius, Gejerus, Michaelis. ; not good, but evil, and so the Targum paraphrases it, "for mine enemies speak evil against me;' or... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 71:10

Lay wait for my soul - They seek to destroy my life. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 71:10

Verse 10 10.For my enemies have said of me, etc. He pleads, as an argument with God to show him mercy, the additional circumstance, that the wicked took greater license in cruelly persecuting him, from the belief which they entertained that he was rejected and abandoned of God. The basest of men, as we all know, become more bold and audacious, when, in tormenting the innocent, they imagine that this is a matter in which they have not to deal with God at all. Not only are they encouraged by the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 71:1-13

The suffering righteous man in his old age. An introduction ( Psalms 71:1-3 ) borrowed from Psalms 31:1-24 . The prayer is shortly expressed in the fourth verse, and is succeeded in Psalms 31:5-8 by the basis on which it rests, and after that the prayer is expanded in Psalms 31:9-13 . The second half of the psalm contains the hope and the thanks of the writer. I. THE PRAYER OF THE PSALMIST . 1 . For deliverance from the power of evil doers. ( Psalms 31:4 ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 71:1-24

Psalms 40:1-3 are almost identical with the opening verses of Psalms 31:1-24 . They express a firm trust in God, but combine with the expression of this trust an urgent prayer for deliverance. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 71:1-24

Godly old age. Solomon has said, "The beauty of old men is the grey head" ( Proverbs 20:29 ). But he tells also of a nobler beauty, "The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness" ( Proverbs 16:31 ). Old men are few, but godly old men are fewer still. Rarity signalizes the "beauty," and enhances the "glory." This psalm may well be called, "The Old Man's Psalm." Would that the portrait were more common! It is pleasant to look at in poetry; it is far more... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 71:10

For mine enemies speak against me. The psalmist's weakness encourages his enemies to make their attacks. They begin by speaking against him—calumniating him ( 2 Samuel 15:3 , 2 Samuel 15:4 ), and shortly they will proceed to acts. And they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together ; or, "they that watch for my soul" (Revised Version). read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 71:10

For mine enemies speak against me - That is, they said substantially, as it is stated in Psalms 71:11, that God had forsaken him, and that therefore, they would arise and punish him, or treat him as an outcast from God.And they that lay wait for my soul - For my life; or, to take my life. The margin here - as the Hebrew - is, “watch,” or “observe.” The “watchers for my life;” that is, they who watch for an opportunity to take my life, or to destroy me.Take counsel together - About the best... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 71:8-11

Psalms 71:8-11 . Let my mouth be filled with thy praise Give me occasion to multiply praises to thee for delivering me out of my present distress. Cast me not off in my old age When I am most feeble, and most need thy help, and am one that is grown old in thy service. For mine enemies lay wait for my soul, &c. Hebrew, שׁמרי נפשׁי , shomree naphshi, the watchers, or observers, of my soul That watch, that they may find occasion to take away my life, and that I may not escape out... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 71:1-13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 71:10

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 71:10

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 71:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 71:1-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 71:1-24

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 71:1-24

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 71:10

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 71:10

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 71:8-11

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