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And to this <i>day</i> I declare Your wondrous works.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/71.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />God, You have taught me from my youth, And I still declare Your wondrous deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/71.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />O God, You have taught me from my youth, And I still declare Your wondrous deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/71.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />O God, Thou hast taught me from my youth; And I still declare Thy wondrous deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/71.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />O God, You have taught me from my youth, And I still declare Your wondrous deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/71.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />O God, You have taught me from my youth, And I still declare Your wondrous works <i>and</i> miraculous deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/71.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />God, you have taught me from my youth, and I still proclaim your wondrous works.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/71.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />God, You have taught me from my youth, and I still proclaim Your wonderful works. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/71.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />O God, thou hast taught me from my youth; And hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/71.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You have taught me since I was a child, and I never stop telling about your marvelous deeds. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/71.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />O God, thou hast taught me from my youth; and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/71.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />O God, you have taught me ever since I was young, and I still talk about the miracles you have done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/71.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You have taught me ever since I was young, and I still tell of your wonderful acts. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/71.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />God, you taught me from my youth, so I am still declaring your awesome deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/71.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />O God, You have taught me from my youth, and to this day I proclaim Your marvelous deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/71.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />O God, you have taught me since I was young, and I am still declaring your amazing deeds. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/71.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />God, you have taught me from my youth. Until now, I have declared your wondrous works.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/71.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/71.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />God, you have taught me from my youth. Until now, I have declared your wondrous works. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/71.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />God, You have taught me from my youth, "" And until now I declare Your wonders.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/71.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> God, Thou hast taught me from my youth, And hitherto I declare Thy wonders.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/71.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />O God, thou didst teach me from my youth: and even to this will I announce thy wonders.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/71.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thou hast taught me, O God, from my youth: and till now I will declare thy wonderful works. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/71.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 70:17>You have taught me from my youth, O God. And so I will declare your wonders continuously,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/71.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />God, you have taught me from my youth; to this day I proclaim your wondrous deeds. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/71.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />O God, from my youth you have taught me, and I still proclaim your wondrous deeds.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/71.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />O God, thou hast taught me from my youth, so that I might declare thy wondrous works.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/71.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />God is my teacher from my youth, and when shall I show your wonders?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/71.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />O God, Thou hast taught me from my youth; And until now do I declare Thy wondrous works.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/71.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />O God, thou hast taught me from my youth, and until now will I declare thy wonders;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/71-17.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=8562" 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">16</span>I will enter in the strength of the Lord GOD; I will proclaim Your righteousness—Yours alone. <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕlō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">O God,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3925.htm" title="3925: lim·maḏ·ta·nî (V-Piel-Perf-2ms:: 1cs) -- A primitive root; properly, to goad, i.e. to teach:(un-) accustomed, X diligently, expert, instruct, learn, skilful, teach(-er,ing).">You have taught me</a> <a href="/hebrew/5271.htm" title="5271: min·nə·‘ū·rāy (Prep-m:: N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Or naur; and nturah; properly, passive participle from na'ar as denominative; youth, the state or the persons.">from my youth,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: wə·‘aḏ- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">and to this day</a> <a href="/hebrew/2008.htm" title="2008: hên·nāh (Adv) -- Hither. From hen; hither or thither."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5046.htm" title="5046: ’ag·gîḏ (V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs) -- To be conspicuous. ">I proclaim</a> <a href="/hebrew/6381.htm" title="6381: nip̄·lə·’ō·w·ṯe·ḵā (V-Nifal-Prtcpl-fpc:: 2ms) -- A primitive root; properly, perhaps to separate, i.e. Distinguish; by implication, to be great, difficult, wonderful.">Your marvelous deeds.</a> </span><span class="reftext">18</span>Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, until I proclaim Your power to the next generation, Your might to all who are to come.…<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="/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="/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="/2_timothy/3-15.htm">2 Timothy 3:15</a></span><br />From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-99.htm">Psalm 119:99</a></span><br />I have more insight than all my teachers, for Your testimonies are my meditation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-80.htm">Luke 1:80</a></span><br />And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the wilderness until the time of his public appearance to Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/1-5.htm">Jeremiah 1:5-7</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.” / “Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I surely do not know how to speak, for I am only a child!” / But the LORD told me: “Do not say, ‘I am only a child.’ For to everyone I send you, you must go, and all that I command you, you must speak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/22-22.htm">Psalm 22:22</a></span><br />I will proclaim Your name to my brothers; I will praise You in the assembly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/4-9.htm">Deuteronomy 4:9</a></span><br />Only be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves, so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen, and so that they do not slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and grandchildren.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/2-26.htm">1 Samuel 2:26</a></span><br />And the boy Samuel continued to grow in stature and in favor with the LORD and with man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/2-40.htm">Luke 2:40</a></span><br />And the Child grew and became strong. He was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-4.htm">Psalm 78:4-6</a></span><br />We will not hide them from their children but will declare to the next generation the praises of the LORD and His might and the wonders He has performed. / For He established a testimony in Jacob and appointed a law in Israel, which He commanded our fathers to teach to their children, / that the coming generation would know them—even children yet to be born—to arise and tell their own children<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/22-6.htm">Proverbs 22:6</a></span><br />Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-15.htm">Matthew 21:15-16</a></span><br />But the chief priests and scribes were indignant when they saw the wonders He performed and the children shouting in the temple courts, “Hosanna to the Son of David!” / “Do You hear what these children are saying?” they asked. “Yes,” Jesus answered. “Have you never read: ‘From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise’?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/34-11.htm">Psalm 34:11</a></span><br />Come, children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.<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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">O God, you have taught me from my youth: and till now have I declared your wondrous works.</p><p class="hdg">thou hast</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/71-5.htm">Psalm 71:5</a></b></br> For thou <i>art</i> my hope, O Lord GOD: <i>thou art</i> my trust from my youth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-9.htm">Psalm 119:9,102</a></b></br> BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed <i>thereto</i> according to thy word… </p><p class="hdg">hitherto</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/66-16.htm">Psalm 66:16</a></b></br> Come <i>and</i> hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/17-36.htm">1 Samuel 17:36,37</a></b></br> Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/4-9.htm">2 Samuel 4:9</a></b></br> And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said unto them, <i>As</i> the LORD liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity,</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/71-15.htm">Declare</a> <a href="/psalms/40-10.htm">Declared</a> <a href="/psalms/71-16.htm">Deeds</a> <a href="/job/38-11.htm">Hitherto</a> <a href="/psalms/31-21.htm">Marvellous</a> <a href="/psalms/31-21.htm">Marvelous</a> <a href="/psalms/71-16.htm">Proclaim</a> <a href="/psalms/68-11.htm">Proclaimed</a> <a href="/psalms/50-16.htm">Talking</a> <a href="/nehemiah/8-9.htm">Taught</a> <a href="/psalms/34-11.htm">Teacher</a> <a href="/psalms/71-9.htm">Time</a> <a href="/psalms/71-7.htm">Wonder</a> <a href="/psalms/65-8.htm">Wonders</a> <a href="/psalms/65-5.htm">Wondrous</a> <a href="/psalms/66-5.htm">Works</a> <a href="/psalms/71-5.htm">Young</a> <a href="/psalms/71-5.htm">Youth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/71-18.htm">Declare</a> <a href="/psalms/71-18.htm">Declared</a> <a href="/psalms/72-18.htm">Deeds</a> <a href="/isaiah/18-2.htm">Hitherto</a> <a href="/psalms/78-4.htm">Marvellous</a> <a href="/psalms/72-18.htm">Marvelous</a> <a href="/psalms/89-1.htm">Proclaim</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-26.htm">Proclaimed</a> <a href="/psalms/71-24.htm">Talking</a> <a href="/psalms/119-102.htm">Taught</a> <a href="/psalms/84-10.htm">Teacher</a> <a href="/psalms/75-2.htm">Time</a> <a href="/psalms/86-10.htm">Wonder</a> <a href="/psalms/72-18.htm">Wonders</a> <a href="/psalms/72-18.htm">Wondrous</a> <a href="/psalms/72-18.htm">Works</a> <a href="/psalms/78-31.htm">Young</a> <a href="/psalms/88-15.htm">Youth</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>O God, You have taught me from my youth</b><br>This phrase reflects a lifelong relationship with God, emphasizing the importance of early spiritual education and guidance. In ancient Israel, religious instruction began at a young age, often within the family and community settings, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/6-6.htm">Deuteronomy 6:6-7</a>. The psalmist acknowledges God's role as a divine teacher, a theme echoed in <a href="/proverbs/22-6.htm">Proverbs 22:6</a>, which underscores the value of training a child in the way they should go. This lifelong learning from God can be seen as a type of Christ, who is often referred to as the Teacher in the New Testament (<a href="/john/13-13.htm">John 13:13</a>).<p><b>and to this day I proclaim Your marvelous deeds</b><br>The psalmist's commitment to proclaiming God's works highlights the importance of testimony and witness in the believer's life. This proclamation is not just a private acknowledgment but a public declaration, similar to the call in <a href="/psalms/96-3.htm">Psalm 96:3</a> to "declare His glory among the nations." The "marvelous deeds" refer to God's acts of salvation and faithfulness throughout history, which are central to the biblical narrative. This aligns with the New Testament call to evangelism, as seen in <a href="/acts/1-8.htm">Acts 1:8</a>, where believers are called to be witnesses to the ends of the earth. The continuity from youth to old age in proclaiming God's deeds reflects a life dedicated to God's service, reminiscent of the Apostle Paul's lifelong mission to spread the Gospel.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, God is depicted as the teacher and the one whose deeds are proclaimed.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_psalmist.htm">The Psalmist</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed to David, the psalmist reflects on a lifelong relationship with God, emphasizing learning and proclamation.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/y/youth.htm">Youth</a></b><br>A period in the psalmist's life where foundational teachings from God began, highlighting the importance of early spiritual education.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/marvelous_deeds.htm">Marvelous Deeds</a></b><br>Refers to the acts of God that are worthy of proclamation, possibly including creation, deliverance, and personal salvation experiences.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/proclamation.htm">Proclamation</a></b><br>The act of declaring or announcing God's deeds, indicating an active and public expression of faith.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_early_spiritual_education.htm">The Importance of Early Spiritual Education</a></b><br>Just as the psalmist was taught from youth, it is crucial to instill biblical teachings in children to lay a strong foundation for their faith journey.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/lifelong_learning_and_growth.htm">Lifelong Learning and Growth</a></b><br>Our relationship with God should be dynamic, growing from youth into old age, continually learning and experiencing His works.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/proclaiming_god's_deeds.htm">Proclaiming God's Deeds</a></b><br>Believers are called to actively share and testify about God's marvelous works in their lives, serving as witnesses to His power and love.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflecting_on_god's_faithfulness.htm">Reflecting on God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>Regularly recalling and proclaiming God's deeds helps strengthen our faith and encourages others in their spiritual walk.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/personal_testimony_as_a_tool_for_evangelism.htm">Personal Testimony as a Tool for Evangelism</a></b><br>Sharing personal experiences of God's work in our lives can be a powerful way to evangelize and inspire others.<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/why_attribute_psalm_71_to_david.htm">If David is traditionally credited with many psalms, what is the historical basis for attributing Psalm 71 to him, given conflicting scholarly claims about authorship?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_early_deaths_of_the_faithful.htm">Proverbs 16:31 declares that gray hair, or old age, is a crown of glory for the righteous—how do we reconcile this with the early deaths of many who lead faithful and moral lives?</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/why_fear_abandonment_in_old_age.htm">In Psalm 71:9, why does the psalmist fear abandonment in old age if God’s presence is said to be constant elsewhere in the Bible? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/71.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 17.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.</span> Hitherto, <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, have I always had thy guidance and instruction, and hitherto have I always had occasion to praise thy Name. Hence I am confident with respect to the future. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/71-17.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">O God,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱ‍ֽלֹהִ֗ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕlō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You have taught me</span><br /><span class="heb">לִמַּדְתַּ֥נִי</span> <span class="translit">(lim·maḏ·ta·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3925.htm">Strong's 3925: </a> </span><span class="str2">To exercise in, learn</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from my youth,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִנְּעוּרָ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(min·nə·‘ū·rāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5271.htm">Strong's 5271: </a> </span><span class="str2">Youth, the state, the persons</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and to this day</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעַד־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘aḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I proclaim</span><br /><span class="heb">אַגִּ֥יד</span> <span class="translit">(’ag·gîḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5046.htm">Strong's 5046: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be conspicuous</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your marvelous deeds.</span><br /><span class="heb">נִפְלְאוֹתֶֽיךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(nip̄·lə·’ō·w·ṯe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6381.htm">Strong's 6381: </a> </span><span class="str2">To separate, distinguish, to be, great, difficult, wonderful</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/71-17.htm">Psalm 71:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/71-17.htm">Psalm 71:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/71-17.htm">Psalm 71:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/71-17.htm">Psalm 71:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/71-17.htm">Psalm 71:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/71-17.htm">Psalm 71:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/71-17.htm">Psalm 71:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/71-17.htm">Psalm 71:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/71-17.htm">Psalm 71:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/71-17.htm">Psalm 71:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/71-17.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 71:17 God you have taught me from my (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/71-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 71:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 71:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/71-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 71:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 71:18" /></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>