Psalm 71:5

5 For thou art my support, O Lord; O Lord, thou art my hope from my youth.

Psalm 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 ) .

Psalm 71:5 In-Context

3 Be to me a protecting God, and a strong hold to save me: for thou art my fortress and my refuge.

4 Deliver me, O my God, from the hand of the sinner, from the hand of the transgressor and unjust man.

5 For thou art my support, O Lord; O Lord, thou art my hope from my youth.

6 On thee have I been stayed from the womb: from the belly of my mother thou art my protector: of thee is my praise continually.

7 I am become as it were a wonder to many: but thou art my strong helper.