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Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 71:15

For I know not the numbers thereof— Though I know not the number of them; i.e. of thy righteousness or mercies, or thy salvation and deliverances; they being so numerous, that it is not possible to count them, I will go, in the next verse, is rendered by Mudge, I will come; that is, into thy temple, by virtue of these acts of prowess which God has exerted in my favour.

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See also Psalms 71:15 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Psalms 71:15. _I KNOW NOT THE NUMBERS_] I must be continually in the spirit of gratitude, praise, and obedience, for thy blessings to me are innumerable....

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    MY MOUTH SHALL SHOW FORTH THY RIGHTEOUSNESS ... - See the notes at Psalms 71:8. The word “righteousness” here refers to the righteous character of God, particularly as manifested in his behalf; the wo...

  • 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

    THE NUMBERS. Compare Psalms 40:5....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Vows of praise and thanksgiving....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    My mouth shall tell of thy righteousness, And of thy salvation all the day; For I know not the tale thereof. Salvation is coupled with righteousness, because the one is the outcome and visible mani...

  • Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

    DISCOURSE: 617 SALVATION A GROUND OF JOY Psalms 71:15. _My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof._ PERHAPS, of all mankind, no one...

  • 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

    _MY MOUTH SHALL SHEW FORTH THY RIGHTEOUSNESS AND THY SALVATION ALL THE DAY; FOR I KNOW NOT THE NUMBERS THEREOF._ My mouth shall show forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day. Here he get...

  • 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.

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    I KNOW NOT THE NUMBERS] cp. Psalms 40:5....

  • 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

    Comp. Psalms 40:5, which indicates the meaning here. Mere reminiscence must give place to actual calculation, which too must fail before the sense of Divine interference in his favour....

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    פִּ֤י ׀ יְסַפֵּ֬ר צִדְקָתֶ֗ךָ כָּל ־הַ יֹּ֥ום...

  • 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

    My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness [and] thy salvation all the day; (k) for I know not the numbers [thereof]. (k) Because your benefits toward me are innumerable, I cannot but continually me...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    Arabia. Hebrew sheba, ver. 10. (Haydock) --- This was accomplished by the wise men. [Matthew ii.] (Eusebius) --- For him, ( de ipso.) They shall adopt the form of prayer which he has taught, (St. Augu...

  • 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

    15._My mouth shall recount thy righteousness _Here he expresses more clearly what sacrifice of praise he resolved to present to God, promising to proclaim continually his righteousness and salvation....

  • 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

    MY MOUTH SHALL SHOW FORTH THY RIGHTEOUSNESS,.... Both his punitive justice in taking vengeance on his enemies, agreeably to the above imprecations; and his faithfulness in the performance of promises...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness [and] thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers [thereof]. Ver. 15. _My mouth shall show forth thy righteousness and thy salvation_] Lo, here,...

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

    _But I will hope continually_ Although in the greatest straits and difficulties; _and will yet praise thee more and more_ For which I know thou wilt yet give me abundant occasion. _My mouth shall show...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    WARNING AND THANKSGIVING...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    My mouth shall show forth Thy righteousness and Thy salvation all the day, v. 2. FOR I KNOW NOT THE NUMBERS THEREOF; the manifestations of God's attributes are so innumerable that one cannot keep coun...

  • 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

    i.e. Of thy salvations and mercies vouchsafed to me, which being innumerable, oblige me the more to celebrate thy praises....

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Psalms 71:15 mouth H6310 tell H5608 (H8762) righteousness H6666 salvation H8668 day H3117 know H3045 (H8804) limits

  • 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

    _My mouth shall show forth Thy righteousness and Thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof._ AN INEXHAUSTIBLE SUBJECT This psalmist’s words may well be a pattern for old men, who...

  • 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 71:14 The singer promises to HOPE CONTINUALLY. He leaves to God the timing of the answer to his appeals for help (vv. Psalms 71:12). He also l

  • 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

    Psalms 139:17; Psalms 139:18; Psalms 35:28; Psalms 40:12; Psalms 40:

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    The numbers — Of thy salvations and mercies vouchsafed to me....

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