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, whereunto 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, out of the hand of the wicked, out of 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 held from the womb; Thou art He that took me out of my mother's womb. My praise shall be continually of Thee.

7 I am as a wonder unto many, but Thou art my strong refuge.