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John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 71:22

I will also praise thee with the psaltery, [even] thy truth, O my God: unto thee will I sing with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel.

Ver. 22. I will also praise thee with the psaltery] In organo natali, with an instrument made like a bottle.

O thou Holy One of Israel] Who sanctifiest thine throughout, and art to be sanctified of thine throughout all eternity, Isaiah 5:16 .

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See also Psalms 71:22 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Psalms 71:22. _I WILL ALSO PRAISE THEE WITH THE PSALTERY_] בכלי נבל _bichli nebel, with the instrument nebel_. Unto thee will I sing with the harp; בכנור _bechinnor_, with the _kinnor_. Both we...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    I WILL ALSO PRAISE THEE WITH THE PSALTERY - Margin, as in Hebrew, “with the instrument of psaltery.” The Hebrew word is נבל _nebel_. In Isaiah 5:12 it is rendered “viol.” See the notes at that passage...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    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 ...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    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...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Repeated prayers and vows of thanksgiving....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _I will also_&c. I also will give thanks unto thee: in response to this new proof of Thy love. _psaltery_ See on Psalms 57:8. _thy truth_ For in this manifestation of mercy to Israel God has shewn Hi...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    I WILL ALSO PRAISE THEE— _Therefore will I praise thee._ REFLECTIONS.—1st, The longer the faithful soul has been found in the good ways of God, the stronger it grows. _Instaurabit iter vires_—the pow...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    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...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    I will also praise thee with the psaltery, even thy truth, O my God: unto thee will I sing with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel. -Promise of thanks for the deliverance anticipated by faith. Ve...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    71:22 thee (c-5) Or 'give thee thanks.' psaltery, (d-8) Lit. 'an instrument, a lute.'...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    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.

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    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...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    WITH THE PSALTERY. — See Psalms 57:8, Note....

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    גַּם ־אֲנִ֤י ׀ אֹודְךָ֣ בִ כְלִי ־נֶבֶל֮ אֲמִ

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    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...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    THE GREATEST OF ALL WORKERS Psalms 71:13 The singer glances both backward and forward. He goes back in thought to the time when he was cast on God at birth, and acknowledges that God has taught him f...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    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...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    I will also praise thee with the psaltery, [even] thy (q) truth, O my God: unto thee will I sing with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel. (q) He confesses that his long delay was well recompensed, w...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    I think it would be wrong to break the thread of this most beautiful address, and therefore I have preserved it entire. In any, and in every sense, whether we behold it as the words of Christ, or of D...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    22._I will also, O my God! praise thee. _He again breaks forth into thanksgiving; for he was aware that the design of God, in so liberally succouring his servants, is, that his goodness may be celebra...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    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...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    I WILL ALSO PRAISE THEE WITH THE PSALTERY,.... An instrument of music; Psalms 33:2; [EVEN] THY TRUTH, O MY GOD; that is, his faithfulness in fulfilling his promises, which is never suffered to fail;...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _I will also praise thee_, &c. And then surely I shall be no less forward to bless thee than thou art to bestow thy benefits on me. _My lips shall greatly rejoice, and my soul_, &c. It is not possible...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    I will also praise Thee with the psaltery, the lutelike instrument used to accompany singing, EVEN THY TRUTH, O MY GOD, the faithfulness with which the Lord keeps His promises; UNTO THEE WILL I SING W...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    WARNING AND THANKSGIVING...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    WITH THE PSALTERY: _ Heb._ with the instrument of psaltery...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    14-24 The psalmist declares that the righteousness of Christ, and the great salvation obtained thereby, shall be the chosen subject of his discourse. Not on a sabbath only, but on every day of the we...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    No text from Poole on this verse....

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Psalms 71:22 lute H3627 (H8676) H5035 praise H3034 (H8686) faithfulness H571 God H430 sing H2167 ...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    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...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _I will also praise Thee with the psaltery, even Thy truth, O my God: unto Thee will I sing with the harp, O Thou Holy One of Israel._ THE PRAISES OF A HEBREW SAINT Dr. Sanday has remarked that, “on...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _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...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    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

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 71:22 The singer looks forward to joyful songs in worship. He expects to TALK OF God’s RIGHTEOUS HELP ALL THE DAY LONG (wherever he is)....

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    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...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    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...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    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...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    2 Kings 19:22; Habakkuk 3:18; Habakkuk 3:19; Isaiah 12:6; Isaiah 30:11

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