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Verse Psalms 71:19. _THY RIGHTEOUSNESS _- IS _VERY HIGH_] עד
מרום _ad_ _marom _- is up to the exalted place, reaches _up to
heaven_. The mercy of God fills all _space_ and _place_. It crowns in
the he...
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THY RIGHTEOUSNESS ALSO, O GOD, IS VERY HIGH - See the notes at Psalms
36:5. The purpose of the psalmist is to exalt that righteousness as
much as possible, and he, therefore, compares it with that whi...
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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 (Psalms 71:19)
This Psalm, which bears no inscription wha...
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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. U...
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WHO IS LIKE UNTO THEE. This is the cry of all God's saints. See note
on Exodus 15:11....
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Past mercies are the ground of hope alike for the Psalmist and for the
nation....
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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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_THY RIGHTEOUSNESS ALSO, O GOD, IS VERY HIGH, WHO HAST DONE GREAT
THINGS: O GOD, WHO IS LIKE UNTO THEE!_
Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high - literally, 'is even to
the height' (Psalms 36:5;...
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71:19 high, (h-8) Or 'is very high.'...
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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. Some parts of it are undoubtedly national, but...
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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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VERY HIGH. — Literally, _to the height, i.e.,_ to the heavens, as in
Psalms 36:5; Psalms 57:10. The clauses should be arranged, _Thy
righteousness also, O God, to the height — Thou who doest great
thi...
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וְ צִדְקָתְךָ֥ אֱלֹהִ֗ים עַד
־מָ֫רֹ֥ום אֲשֶׁר ־עָשִׂ֥יתָ
גְדֹלֹ֑ות אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים מִ֣י כָמֹֽוךָ׃...
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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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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...
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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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Thy (n) righteousness also, O God, [is] very high, who hast done great
things: O God, who [is] like unto thee!
(n) Your just performance of your promise....
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_So be it. Hebrew, "And amen." See Psalm xl. (Haydock) --- This glory
of God was David's most ardent wish. (Worthington) --- It is suspected
that the collector of the psalms added these two verses, (M...
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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...
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19._And thy righteousness, O God! is very high. _(115) Some connect
this verse with the preceding, and repeating the verb _I will declare,
_as common to both verses, translate, And _I will declare thy...
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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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THY RIGHTEOUSNESS ALSO, O GOD, [IS] VERY HIGH,.... Or, "unto [the
place] on high" f; it reaches unto heaven, as the mercy, truth, and
faithfulness of God, are said to do, Psalms 36:5. The righteousnes...
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Thy righteousness also, O God, [is] very high, who hast done great
things: O God, who [is] like unto thee!
Ver. 19. _Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high_] Far above the
reach of human reason;...
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_Thy righteousness also is very high_ Most eminent and evident, as
high things are; and that which thou hast in righteousness done for
thy people is very great. God's righteousness, here intended, inc...
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WARNING AND THANKSGIVING...
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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...
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VERY HIGH, i.e. most eminent and evident, as high things are....
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Psalms 71:19 righteousness H6666 God H430 high H4791 done H6213
(H8804) things H1419 God H430
Thy righteousness - Psalms 36:5-6, Psalms 57:10, Psalms 139:6;
Proverbs 15:24, Proverbs 24:7;...
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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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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) Ge...
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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. Psalms 71:9). These enemies c...
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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 l...
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Exodus 15:11; Isaiah 40:18; Isaiah 40:25; Isaiah 5:16; Isaiah 55:9;
Jeremiah 10:7; Job 5:9; Proverbs 15:24; Proverbs 24:7; Psalms 139:6;...
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Very high — Most eminent....