Psalms 71:5

5 For you are my hope, Lord GOD; My confidence 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 to me a rock of refuge to which I may always go. Give the command to save me, For you are my rock and my fortress.

4 Rescue me, my God, from the hand of the wicked, From the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.

5 For you are my hope, Lord GOD; My confidence from my youth.

6 I have relied on you from the womb. You are he who took me out of my mother's womb. I will always praise you.

7 I am a marvel to many, But you are my strong refuge.