Psalms 71:5

5 For thou [art] my hope, O Lord GOD: [thou art] my trust from my youth.

Psalms 71:5 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 71:5

For thou [art] my hope, O Lord God
The object, ground, and foundation of it, even of present deliverance, and of future and eternal salvation;

[thou art] my trust from my youth;
in whom he trusted in his youthful days, of which there is an eminent instance in ( 1 Samuel 17:33-45 ) .

Psalms 71:5 In-Context

3 Be thou my strong habitation, to which I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou [art] my rock and my fortress.

4 Deliver me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.

5 For thou [art] my hope, O Lord GOD: [thou art] my trust from my youth.

6 By thee have I been sustained from my birth: thou art he that brought me into life: my praise [shall be] continually of thee.

7 I am as a wonder to many; but thou [art] my strong refuge.