Psalms 71:6

6 From birth I have relied on you; you brought me forth from my mother’s womb. I will ever praise you.

Psalms 71:6 in Other Translations

6 By thee have I been holden up from the womb: thou art he that took me out of my mother's bowels: my praise shall be continually of thee.

6 Upon you I have leaned from before my birth; you are he who took me from my mother's womb. My praise is continually of you.

6 Yes, you have been with me from birth; from my mother’s womb you have cared for me. No wonder I am always praising you!

6 I've hung on you from the day of my birth, the day you took me from the cradle; I'll never run out of praise.

6 I have leaned on You from birth; You took me from my mother's womb. My praise is always about You.

Psalms 71:6 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 71:6

By thee have I been holden up from the womb
Supported in being, upheld in life, and sustained with food and raiment, and followed with the mercies and blessings of life from thence to this present moment; which the psalmist takes notice of, as he does of what goes before and follows after, to encourage his faith and hope in God as to present deliverance;

thou art he that took me out of my mother's bowels;
(See Gill on Psalms 22:9); the Syriac version is, "thou art my hope from my mother's bowels"; the Arabic version, "thou art my helper"; and the Septuagint and Vulgate Latin versions, "thou art my protector"; the word is only used here, and in ( Psalms 90:10 ) ; and is there rendered "cut off"; the Lord was, as it were, his "cutter off" ^F20; that cut the navel string, and loosed him from his mother, and safely brought him into the world, and preserved him ever since: wherefore he adds,

my praise [shall be] continually of thee;
as the God of nature and providence; and also as the God of grace, who had blessed him both with temporal and spiritual blessings; and these being continued with him, he determines that God should be the subject of his praise always. The Targum is,

``in thy Word my praise is continually.''

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FOOTNOTES:

F20 (yzwn) "excisor meus", Gejerus.

Psalms 71:6 In-Context

4 Deliver me, my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of those who are evil and cruel.

5 For you have been my hope, Sovereign LORD, my confidence since my youth.

6 From birth I have relied on you; you brought me forth from my mother’s womb. I will ever praise you.

7 I have become a sign to many; you are my strong refuge.

8 My mouth is filled with your praise, declaring your splendor all day long.

Cross References

• 1. S Psalms 22:10
• 2. S Job 3:16; S Psalms 22:9; Isaiah 46:3
• 3. Psalms 9:1; Psalms 34:1; Psalms 52:9; Psalms 119:164; Psalms 145:2