Psalm 71:5

5 For You are my ¹hope; O Lord GOD, You are my ²confidence 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 rock of habitation to which I may continually come; You have given commandment to save me, For You are my rock and my fortress.

4 Rescue me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, Out of the grasp of the wrongdoer and ruthless man,

5 For You are my hope; O Lord GOD, You are my confidence from my youth.

6 By You I have been sustained from my birth; You are He who took me from my mother's womb; My praise is continually of You.

7 I have become a marvel to many, For You are my strong refuge.

Cross References

• 1. Psalms 39:7; Jeremiah 14:8; Jeremiah 17:7, 13, 17; Jeremiah 50:7
• 2. Psalms 22:9

Footnotes

• [a] Heb "YHWH," usually rendered LORD