Psalm 71:1

Forsake Me Not When My Strength Is Spent

1 ¹In you, O Lord, do I take refuge; let me never be put to shame!

Psalm 71:1 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 71:1

In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust
The Targum is,

``in thy Word;''

(See Gill on Psalms 31:1);

let me never be put to confusion;
or "be ashamed"; see the note as before.

Psalm 71:1 In-Context

1 In you, O Lord, do I take refuge; let me never be put to shame!

2 In your righteousness deliver me and rescue me; incline your ear to me, and save me!

3 Be to me a rock of refuge, to which I may continually come; you have given the command to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress.

4 Rescue me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and cruel man.

5 For you, O Lord, are my hope, my trust, O Lord, from my youth.

Cross References

• 1. 71:1 For ver. 1-3, see Ps. 31:1-3