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Verse Psalms 71:3. _BE THOU MY STRONG HABITATION_] Instead of מען
_maon,_ _habitation_, many of _Kennicott's_ and _De Rossi's_ MSS. read
מעז _maoz_, _munition_ or _defence_. Be thou my rock of defence...
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BE THOU MY STRONG HABITATION - Margin, as in Hebrew, “Be thou to me
for a rock of habitation.” That is, a rock where I may safely make
my abode, or to which I may resort and feel safe. In Psalms 31:2,...
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Psalms 71
Israel's Song of Hope
_ 1. Declaration of trust (Psalms 71:1)_
2. Anticipations of faith (Psalms 71:12)
3. Revival and victory ...
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LXXI. A PSALM OF GRATITUDE FOR GOD'S CONSTANT CARE OF HIS SERVANT FROM
YOUTH TO OLD AGE. The Psalmist expresses himself in language borrowed
from older sources.
PSALMS 71:1. Quoted from Psalms 31. Us...
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STRONG HABITATION. rock of habitation. Hebrew. _zur_,. fortified
place. Some codices, with six early printed editions, Aramaean,
Septuagint, and Vulgate, read "a rock of refuge".
WHEREUNTO. MAY CONTI...
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The prayer of faith in the midst of danger. These verses are taken,
with but little change, from Psalms 31:1-3....
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_Be thou my strong habitation_ Better as R.V., Be thou to me a rock of
habitation. God is called _our habitation_in Psalms 90:1; and the
phrase may be an intentional modification of the words _a rock...
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DISCOURSE: 615
GOD A HABITATION FOR HIS PEOPLE
Psalms 71:3._ Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may
continually resort._
NO one can enter into the spirit of David’s psalms, unless he
himself h...
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BE THOU, &C.— _Be thou unto me for a rock of repose._...
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Psalms 70, 71
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
Prayer Not to be Forsaken in Old Age.
ANALYSIS
Stanza I., Psalms 70:1-3 (70), Prayer against Enemies. Stanza II.,
Psalms 70:4-5 (70), Prayer in behalf of Friends. Sta...
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_BE THOU MY STRONG HABITATION, WHEREUNTO I MAY CONTINUALLY RESORT:
THOU HAST GIVEN COMMANDMENT TO SAVE ME; FOR THOU ART MY ROCK AND MY
FORTRESS._
Be thou my strong habitation - (Psalms 90:1.) In Psal...
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71:3 rock (c-24) _ Sela_ , as Psalms 18:2 (first time); 31.3, &c....
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This Ps. of prayer (Psalms 71:1) and praise (Psalms 71:14) was
apparently written by an old man (Psalms 71:9; Psalms 71:18) and in
the time of the exile.
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PSALMS 42:72
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
Words in boxes are from the Bible.
Words marked with a *star are described in the word list at the end.
The translated Bible text has yet to go through Advanced Che...
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ROCK. — Better, _cliff_ (Hebrew _selah_)_,_ to distinguish it from
_tsûr,_ above....
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(1-3) These verses are borrowed, with some verbal alterations, from
Psalms 31:1, where see Note....
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הֱיֵ֤ה לִ֨י ׀ לְ צ֥וּר מָעֹ֡ון לָ
בֹ֗וא
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Psalms 71:1
ECHOES of former psalms make the staple of this one, and even those
parts of it which are not quotations have little individuality. The
themes are familiar, and the expression of them is s...
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“MY TRUST FROM MY YOUTH&RDQUO
Psalms 71:1
Some commentators ascribe this psalm to Jeremiah. His pensive,
plaintive tone is certainly present in it. But whoever the author, he
must have written in his...
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This is pre-eminently a song of the aged, and, like old age, it is
reminiscent. The singer passes from memory to hope, and from
experience to praise. No very definite division is possible. Generally
s...
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Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou
(c) hast given commandment to save me; for thou [art] my rock and my
fortress.
(c) You have infinite means and all creatures are...
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Justice. These blessings shall be so common; (Psalm xxxv. 6., and Joel
iii. 18.) or, let princes pursue the paths of justice and peace,
Micheas vi. 1. Solomon was to enjoy a perpetual peace, (1
Parali...
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If we are on the look-out for Christ while reading this precious
Psalm, we shall not be long before we find him, if we are brought
under the divine teaching. It is God the Holy Ghost who graciously
ex...
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Psalms 71, founded, I suppose, as much of this book, upon the flight
of David on the rebellion of Absalom, presents, I apprehend, the sum
of all God's ways with Israel from the commencement of their h...
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BE THOU MY STRONG HABITATION,.... This is very appropiately said, when
David was driven out of his dwelling place, and palace at Jerusalem,
by his son, as Kimchi observes. When God's people have no ce...
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Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou
hast given commandment to save me; for thou [art] my rock and my
fortress.
Ver. 3. _Thou hast given commandment_] _sc._ To thine...
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_In thee, O Lord_, &c. See notes on Psalms 31:1. _Thou hast given
commandment to save me_ By which he understands God's purpose and
promise, and his providence watching to execute them, all which are...
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BE THOU MY STRONG HABITATION:
_ Heb._ be thou to me for a rock of habitation...
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1-13 David prays that he might never be made ashamed of dependence
upon God. With this petition every true believer may come boldly to
the throne of grace. The gracious care of Divine providence in o...
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COMMANDMENT; by which he understands God's purpose and promise, and
his providence watching to execute them; all which are as certain and
powerful as a command....
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Psalms 71:3 strong H6697 refuge H4583 resort H935 (H8800) continually
H8548 commandment H6680 (H8765) save H3467 ...
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Psalms 71:1. In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put
to confusion. Deliver me in thy righteous, and cause me to escape:
incline thine ear unto me, and save me. Be thou my strong habita...
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This Psalm, written by an old man, is specially suitable for an old
man. It is numbered seventy-one, and it may suit those who have
reached that age; but it is also appropriate to us all in prospect o...
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Psalms 71:1. _In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put
to confusion._
There is his trust, and there is his fear; his trust he dares to avow,
his fear he turns into a prayer.
Psalms 71...
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CONTENTS: Prayer that enemies might be put to shame. Joyful praise of
God's goodness.
CHARACTERS: God, Psalmist.
CONCLUSION: Those who live a life of confidence in God and continually
resort to Him...
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This psalm, though destitute of title, has passed down to us as
composed by David, during the rebellion of Absalom. He uses the same
words in his present troubles, as when Saul pursued him.
Psalms 71...
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_In Thee, O Lord, do I put my trust: let me never be put to
confusion._
A PICTURE OF A PIOUS OLD MAN
I. The entreaties of a pious old man.
1. Against evil.
(1) Moral failure (Psalms 70:1).
(2) Gen...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 71:1. This is another individual lament,
suited to a faithful person in danger from enemies who take advantage
of any weakness or distress (vv. Psa
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INTRODUCTION
“This Psalm,” says Barnes, “is without a title. It is impossible
to determine on what occasion it was composed. There is some
plausibility in the supposition that Psalms 70 might have bee...
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EXPOSITION
Psalms 71:1 is, like so many others, a psalm divided between complaint
and praise. It is comparatively wanting in originality, being, to a
very great extent, an echo of other psalms, especi...
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Shall we turn now in our Bibles to Psalms 71:1-24.
Psalms 71:1-24 is the psalm of the aged man. Probably David as he was
getting up into years, and his reddish colored hair had turned gray.
David's li...
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Ezekiel 9:6; Isaiah 33:16; Proverbs 18:10; Psalms 144:2; Psalms 18:2;