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I will ever praise you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/71.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Yes, you have been with me from birth; from my mother’s womb you have cared for me. No wonder I am always praising you!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/71.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Upon you I have leaned from before my birth; you are he who took me from my mother’s womb. My praise is continually of you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/71.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I have leaned on You since birth; You pulled me from my mother’s womb. My praise is always for You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/71.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />By thee have I been holden up from the womb: thou art he that took me out of my mother's bowels: my praise <i>shall be</i> continually of thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/71.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />By You I have been upheld from birth; You are He who took me out of my mother’s womb. My praise <i>shall be</i> continually of You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/71.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />I have leaned on you since <i>my</i> birth; You are He who took me from my mother’s womb; My praise is continually of You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/71.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />By You I have been sustained from my birth; You are He who took me from my mother&#8217s womb; My praise is continually of You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/71.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />By Thee I have been sustained from <i>my</i> birth; Thou art He who took me from my mother’s womb; My praise is continually of Thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/71.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />By You I have been sustained from <i>my</i> birth; You are He who took me from my mother’s womb; My praise is continually of You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/71.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Upon You have I relied <i>and</i> been sustained from my birth; You are He who took me from my mother’s womb <i>and</i> You have been my benefactor from that day. My praise is continually of You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/71.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I have leaned on you from birth; you took me from my mother’s womb. My praise is always about you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/71.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I have leaned on You from birth; You took me from my mother&#8217s womb. My praise is always about You. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/71.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />By thee have I been holden up from the womb; Thou art he that took me out of my mother's bowels: My praise shall be continually of thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/71.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I have relied on you from the day I was born. You brought me safely through birth, and I always praise you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/71.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />By thee have I been holden up from the womb: thou art he that took me out of my mother's bowels: my praise shall be continually of thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/71.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I depended on you before I was born. You took me from my mother's womb. My songs of praise constantly speak about you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/71.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I have relied on you all my life; you have protected me since the day I was born. I will always praise you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/71.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I depended on you since birth, when you brought me from my mother's womb; I praise you continuously.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/71.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I have leaned on You since birth; You pulled me from my mother?s womb. My praise is always for You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/71.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I have leaned on you since birth; you pulled me from my mother's womb. I praise you continually. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/71.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I have relied on you from the womb. From my mother?s womb you are my strength. I will always praise you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/71.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />By thee have I been sustained from my birth: thou art he that brought me into life: my praise shall be continually of thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/71.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/71.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />I have been supported from the womb by You, "" You cut me out from my mother’s bowels, "" My praise [is] continually in You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/71.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> By Thee I have been supported from the womb, From my mother's bowels Thou dost cut me out, In Thee is my praise continually.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/71.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Upon thee was I supported from the womb: from the bowels of my mother thou didst separate me: in thee my praise always.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/71.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />By thee have I been confirmed from the womb: from my mother's womb thou art my protector. Of thee shall I continually sing: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/71.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 70:6>In you, I have been confirmed from conception. From my mother’s womb, you are my protector. In you, I will sing forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/71.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />On you I have depended since birth; from my mother’s womb you are my strength; my hope in you never wavers. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/71.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Upon you I have leaned from my birth; it was you who took me from my mother’s womb. My praise is continually of you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/71.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />By thee have I been sustained from the womb; thou art my hope since I was in my mother's body; my praise is continually of thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/71.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />For I have been sustained upon you from the womb and from the bowels of my mother you are my trust; I am always praising you.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/71.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Upon Thee have I stayed myself from birth; Thou art he that took me out of my mother's womb; My praise is continually of Thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/71.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/71-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=8481" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/71.htm">In You, O LORD, I Have Taken Refuge</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>For You are my hope, O Lord GOD, my confidence from my youth. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5564.htm" title="5564: nis·maḵ·tî (V-Nifal-Perf-1cs) -- To lean, lay, rest, support. A primitive root; to prop; reflexively, to lean upon or take hold of.">I have leaned</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·le·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on You</a> <a href="/hebrew/990.htm" title="990: mib·be·ṭen (Prep-m:: N-fs) -- From an unused root probably meaning to be hollow; the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything.">since birth;</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">You</a> <a href="/hebrew/1491.htm" title="1491: ḡō·w·zî (V-Qal-Prtcpl-msc:: 1cs) -- To cut. A primitive root; to cut off, i.e. Portion out.">pulled me</a> <a href="/hebrew/517.htm" title="517: ’im·mî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- A mother. A primitive word; a mother; in a wide sense (like 'ab).">from my mother’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/4578.htm" title="4578: mim·mə·‘ê (Prep-m:: N-mpc) -- Internal organs, inward parts, belly. ">womb.</a> <a href="/hebrew/8416.htm" title="8416: ṯə·hil·lā·ṯî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Praise, song of praise. From halal; laudation; specifically a hymn.">My praise</a> <a href="/hebrew/8548.htm" title="8548: ṯā·mîḏ (Adv) -- From an unused root meaning to stretch; properly, continuance; but used only constant; ellipt. The regular sacrifice.">is always</a> <a href="/hebrew/bə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">for You.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>I have become a portent to many, but You are my strong refuge.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/46-3.htm">Isaiah 46:3-4</a></span><br />“Listen to Me, O house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been sustained from the womb, carried along since birth. / Even to your old age, I will be the same, and I will bear you up when you turn gray. I have made you, and I will carry you; I will sustain you and deliver you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/22-9.htm">Psalm 22:9-10</a></span><br />Yet You brought me forth from the womb; You made me secure at my mother’s breast. / From birth I was cast upon You; from my mother’s womb You have been my God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/10-8.htm">Job 10:8-12</a></span><br />Your hands shaped me and altogether formed me. Would You now turn and destroy me? / Please remember that You molded me like clay. Would You now return me to dust? / Did You not pour me out like milk, and curdle me like cheese? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/1-5.htm">Jeremiah 1:5</a></span><br />“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-41.htm">Luke 1:41-44</a></span><br />When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. / In a loud voice she exclaimed, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! / And why am I so honored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/139-13.htm">Psalm 139:13-16</a></span><br />For You formed my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb. / I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are Your works, and I know this very well. / My frame was not hidden from You when I was made in secret, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/49-1.htm">Isaiah 49:1</a></span><br />Listen to Me, O islands; pay attention, O distant peoples: The LORD called Me from the womb; from the body of My mother He named Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/1-15.htm">Galatians 1:15</a></span><br />But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/1-5.htm">2 Timothy 1:5</a></span><br />I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first dwelt in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am convinced is in you as well.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/22-9.htm">Psalm 22:9</a></span><br />Yet You brought me forth from the womb; You made me secure at my mother’s breast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/139-13.htm">Psalm 139:13</a></span><br />For You formed my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-15.htm">Luke 1:15</a></span><br />for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He shall never take wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/31-15.htm">Job 31:15</a></span><br />Did not He who made me in the womb also make them? Did not the same One form us in the womb?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/20-17.htm">Jeremiah 20:17</a></span><br />because he did not kill me in the womb so that my mother might have been my grave, and her womb forever enlarged.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/22-10.htm">Psalm 22:10</a></span><br />From birth I was cast upon You; from my mother’s womb You have been my God.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">By you have I been held up from the womb: you are he that took me out of my mother's bowels: my praise shall be continually of you.</p><p class="hdg">By thee</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/22-9.htm">Psalm 22:9,10</a></b></br> But thou <i>art</i> he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope <i>when I was</i> upon my mother's breasts… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/8-17.htm">Proverbs 8:17</a></b></br> I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/46-3.htm">Isaiah 46:3,4</a></b></br> Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne <i>by me</i> from the belly, which are carried from the womb: … </p><p class="hdg">thou art</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/139-15.htm">Psalm 139:15,16</a></b></br> My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, <i>and</i> curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/145-1.htm">Psalm 145:1,2</a></b></br> David's <i>Psalm</i> of praise. I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/49-1.htm">Isaiah 49:1,5</a></b></br> Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name… </p><p class="hdg">my praise</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/71-14.htm">Psalm 71:14</a></b></br> But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/34-1.htm">Psalm 34:1</a></b></br> <i>A Psalm</i> of David, when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech; who drove him away, and he departed. I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise <i>shall</i> continually <i>be</i> in my mouth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ephesians/5-20.htm">Ephesians 5:20</a></b></br> Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/71-3.htm">Always</a> <a href="/psalms/62-9.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/psalms/44-25.htm">Body</a> <a href="/psalms/22-14.htm">Bowels</a> <a href="/psalms/71-3.htm">Continually</a> <a href="/psalms/69-4.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/psalms/69-18.htm">Draw</a> <a href="/psalms/68-33.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/psalms/18-35.htm">Holden</a> <a href="/psalms/70-2.htm">Life</a> <a href="/psalms/69-8.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/psalms/69-8.htm">Mother's</a> <a href="/psalms/69-34.htm">Praise</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-8.htm">Relied</a> <a href="/psalms/69-2.htm">Support</a> <a href="/psalms/18-35.htm">Supported</a> <a href="/psalms/3-5.htm">Sustained</a> <a href="/psalms/51-4.htm">Thee</a> <a href="/psalms/58-3.htm">Womb</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/71-14.htm">Always</a> <a href="/psalms/87-5.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/psalms/73-4.htm">Body</a> <a href="/psalms/109-18.htm">Bowels</a> <a href="/psalms/71-14.htm">Continually</a> <a href="/psalms/72-6.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/psalms/73-28.htm">Draw</a> <a href="/psalms/71-15.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/psalms/73-23.htm">Holden</a> <a href="/psalms/72-14.htm">Life</a> <a href="/psalms/109-14.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/psalms/131-2.htm">Mother's</a> <a href="/psalms/71-8.htm">Praise</a> <a href="/isaiah/20-6.htm">Relied</a> <a href="/psalms/75-3.htm">Support</a> <a href="/psalms/89-43.htm">Supported</a> <a href="/psalms/111-8.htm">Sustained</a> <a href="/psalms/88-13.htm">Thee</a> <a href="/psalms/110-3.htm">Womb</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 71</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/71-1.htm">David, in confidence of faith, and experience of God's favor, prays both for himself, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/71-10.htm">and against the enemies of his soul</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/71-14.htm">He promises constancy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/71-17.htm">He prays for perseverance</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/71-19.htm">He praises God, and promises to do it cheerfully</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/71.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/71.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>I have leaned on You since birth;</b><br>This phrase emphasizes a lifelong dependence on God, suggesting a deep, personal relationship that began from the earliest moments of life. In biblical context, this reflects the idea of God's providence and care from the very beginning of one's existence. The psalmist acknowledges that their trust in God is not a recent development but has been a constant throughout their life. This can be connected to other scriptures that speak of God's knowledge and care for individuals even before birth, such as <a href="/jeremiah/1-5.htm">Jeremiah 1:5</a> and <a href="/psalms/139-13.htm">Psalm 139:13-16</a>, which highlight God's intimate involvement in the creation and formation of a person.<p><b>You pulled me from my mother’s womb.</b><br>This imagery of God pulling the psalmist from the womb underscores the belief in God's active role in the birth and life of an individual. It suggests divine intervention and protection from the very start. In ancient Near Eastern culture, childbirth was often associated with divine assistance, and this phrase reflects that cultural understanding. Theologically, it can be seen as a type of Christ, who was also divinely brought into the world for a specific purpose. This phrase can be linked to <a href="/job/10-18.htm">Job 10:18</a> and <a href="/isaiah/46-3.htm">Isaiah 46:3</a>, where God's role in the birth and sustenance of life is similarly acknowledged.<p><b>My praise is always for You.</b><br>The psalmist's response to God's lifelong care and deliverance is continual praise. This reflects a heart of gratitude and recognition of God's faithfulness. In the historical context of Israel, praise was a central aspect of worship and community life, often expressed through psalms and songs. This phrase can be connected to the broader biblical theme of worship and thanksgiving, as seen in passages like <a href="/psalms/34.htm">Psalm 34:1</a> and <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-18.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:18</a>, which encourage believers to maintain a posture of praise and gratitude regardless of circumstances. The psalmist's commitment to constant praise serves as a model for believers to acknowledge God's goodness and sovereignty in their lives.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_psalmist.htm">The Psalmist</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed to David, the psalmist is expressing a lifelong reliance on God, emphasizing a personal and intimate relationship with the Creator.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, God is depicted as the sustainer and deliverer from birth, highlighting His providence and care.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/mother's_womb.htm">Mother's Womb</a></b><br>This phrase symbolizes the beginning of life and underscores God's involvement and care from the very start of the psalmist's existence.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/l/lifelong_dependence_on_god.htm">Lifelong Dependence on God</a></b><br>Recognize that our relationship with God is not just for moments of crisis but is a lifelong journey that begins even before we are aware of it.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereign_care.htm">God's Sovereign Care</a></b><br>Trust in God's providence and care, knowing that He has been involved in our lives from the very beginning.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/praise_as_a_response_to_god's_faithfulness.htm">Praise as a Response to God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>Cultivate a habit of praise, acknowledging God's continuous presence and support throughout our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/identity_and_purpose_in_god.htm">Identity and Purpose in God</a></b><br>Understand that our identity and purpose are rooted in God's design and calling, which He has known since before our birth.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_71.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 71</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_a_baby_rely_on_god_in_psalm_71_6.htm">In Psalm 71:6, how can the psalmist claim reliance on God “from birth” if an infant cannot consciously exercise faith? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_faith_shape_your_outcomes.htm">What are snowflake adoptions?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_parenting.htm">What guidance does the Bible offer on raising children?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/christian_view_on_stem_cell_research.htm">What is the Christian biblical perspective on stem cell research?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/71.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) <span class= "bld">Took me out.</span>--Comp. <a href="/psalms/22-10.htm" title="I was cast on you from the womb: you are my God from my mother's belly.">Psalm 22:10</a>. The Hebrew is not the same, but the Authorised Version renders by the same word, treating it as a transitive participle of a word that elsewhere only means <span class= "ital">to go through, </span>a doubtful expedient. The LXX. (and Vulg.) have "protector," <span class= "greekheb">?????????</span><span class= "ital">, </span>which is probably an error for <span class= "greekheb">?????????</span> (following <a href="/psalms/22-10.htm" title="I was cast on you from the womb: you are my God from my mother's belly.">Psalm 22:10</a>, <span class= "greekheb">????????</span>), which would support the rendering, "<span class= "ital">he that severed </span>me," a rendering for other reasons probable.<p>This allusion to birth and retrospect of life from the earliest infancy, is not unsuitable to Israel personified as an individual, or rather it suits both the individual and the community of which he is the mouthpiece. So it has often been in application treated as an epitome of the history of the Christian Church.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/71.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">By thee have I been holden up from the womb: thou art he that took me out of my mother's bowels</span> (comp. <a href="/psalms/22-9.htm">Psalm 22:9, 10</a>, of which this is plainly an echo or reminiscence). <span class="cmt_word">My praise shall be continually of thee</span> (see vers. 14-16, 22-24). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/71-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">I have leaned</span><br /><span class="heb">נִסְמַ֬כְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(nis·maḵ·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5564.htm">Strong's 5564: </a> </span><span class="str2">To prop, to lean upon, take hold of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on You</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלֶ֤יךָ ׀</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·le·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">since birth;</span><br /><span class="heb">מִבֶּ֗טֶן</span> <span class="translit">(mib·be·ṭen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_990.htm">Strong's 990: </a> </span><span class="str2">The belly, the womb, the bosom, body of anything</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You</span><br /><span class="heb">אַתָּ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(’at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">pulled me</span><br /><span class="heb">גוֹזִ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(ḡō·w·zî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1491.htm">Strong's 1491: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cut off, portion out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from my mother’s</span><br /><span class="heb">אִ֭מִּי</span> <span class="translit">(’im·mî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_517.htm">Strong's 517: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mother, )</span><br /><br /><span class="word">womb.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמְּעֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(mim·mə·‘ê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4578.htm">Strong's 4578: </a> </span><span class="str2">The intestines, the abdomen, sympathy, a vest, the stomach, the uterus, the heart</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My praise</span><br /><span class="heb">תְהִלָּתִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(ṯə·hil·lā·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8416.htm">Strong's 8416: </a> </span><span class="str2">Praise, song of praise</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is always for You.</span><br /><span class="heb">תָמִֽיד׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṯā·mîḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8548.htm">Strong's 8548: </a> </span><span class="str2">Continuance, constant, ellipt, the regular, sacrifice</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/71-6.htm">Psalm 71:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/71-6.htm">Psalm 71:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/71-6.htm">Psalm 71:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/71-6.htm">Psalm 71:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/71-6.htm">Psalm 71:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/71-6.htm">Psalm 71:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/71-6.htm">Psalm 71:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/71-6.htm">Psalm 71:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/71-6.htm">Psalm 71:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/71-6.htm">Psalm 71:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/71-6.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 71:6 I have relied on you (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/71-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 71:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 71:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/71-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 71:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 71:7" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>