Psalms 71:20

Thou, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
shewed	הִרְאִיתַ֨נִי hir.'i.Ta.ni	H7200	to see · verb, hiphil perfect, 2nd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix
great	רַבּ֗וֹת ra.Bot	H7227	abundant (in quantity · adjective, feminine plural absolute
sore	וְרָ֫ע֥וֹת ve.Ra.'ot	H7451	bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) · conjunction + noun, common feminine plural absolute
troubles	צָר֥וֹת tza.Rot	H6869	tightness (i.e. figuratively · noun, common feminine plural absolute
quicken	תְּחַיֵּ֑ינִי te.chai.Yei.ni	H2421	to live · verb, piel imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix
again	תָּשׁ֥וּב ta.Shuv	H7725	to turn back (hence · verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular
up	תַּעֲלֵֽנִי ta.'a.Le.ni	H5927	to ascend · verb, hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix
again	תָּשׁ֥וּב ta.Shuv	H7725	to turn back (hence · verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular
depths	וּֽמִתְּהֹמ֥וֹת u.mi.te.ho.Mot	H8415	an abyss (as a surging mass of water) · conjunction + preposition + noun, common feminine plural construct
earth	הָ֝אָ֗רֶץ ha.'A.retz	H776	the earth (at large · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Psalms 138:7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy r…
Hosea 6:1-2 Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.
Psalms 60:3 Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.
Psalms 86:13 For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.
Ezekiel 37:12-13 Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of…
Psalms 40:1-3 I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
Psalms 80:18 So will not we go back from thee: quicken us, and we will call upon thy name.
Psalms 119:25 My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 71:14–end

David is here in a holy transport of joy and praise, arising from his faith and hope in God; we have both together Psa 71:14, where there is a sudden and remarkable change of his voice; his fears are all silenced, his hopes raised, and his prayers turned into thanksgivings. "Let my enemies say what they will, to drive me to despair, I will hope continually, hope in all conditions, in the most cloudy and dark day; I will live upon hope and will hope to the end." Since we hope in one that will never fail us, let not our hope in him fail us, and then we shall praise him yet more and more. "The more they reproach me the more closely will I cleave to thee; I will praise thee more and better than…

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John Gill on Psalms 71:20

Thou, which hast showed me great and sore troubles,.... Or, "made him to see" (g); that is, to experience. David had his troubles, and these were great, both as to quantity and quality; and very grievous and hard to be borne, and were very trying and afflictive: some outward, such as he endured when persecuted by Saul; and afterwards in his own family, though the incest of Ammon, the murder of him by Absalom, and Absalom's rebellion against him; the curses of Shimei, and the bickerings of the sons of Zeruiah; with many others: and some inward, arising from the corruptions of his heart, the hidings of God's face, and the temptations of Satan. His experience of all which he ascribes, not to in…

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John Calvin on Psalms 71:20–end

Psalm 71:20-24 20. Thou hast made me to see great and sore troubles, but turning, thou wilt quicken me, and turning [116] thou wilt lift me up from the deep places of the earth. [117] 21. Thou wilt multiply my greatness; and turning, thou wilt comfort me. 22. I will also, O my God: praise thee, for thy truth, with the psaltery; I will sing to thee with the harp, O Holy One of Israel! 23. My lips shall rejoice when I sing to thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed. 24. My tongue also shall daily declare thy righteousness: for they who seek my hurt are confounded and brought to shame. 20. Thou hast made me to see great and sore troubles. The verb to see among the Hebrews, as is well know…

The Church Fathers

"How great troubles hast Thou shown to me, many and evil!" (ver. 20). Deservedly, proud servant. For thou hast willed perversely to be like thy God, who hadst been made after the image of thy Lord. Wouldest thou have it to be well with thee, when withdrawing from that good? Truly God saith to thee, if thou withdrawest from Me, and it is well with thee, I am not thy good. Again, if He is good, and in the highest degree good, and of Himself to Himself good, and by no foreign good thing good, and is Himself our chief good; by withdrawing from Him, what wilt thou be but evil? Also if He is Himself our blessedness, what will there be to one withdrawing from Him, except misery? Return thou then after misery, and say, "O Lord, who is like unto Thee? How great troubles hast Thou shown to me, many and evil!"
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 71

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Dictionary and topics

Psalms, Book Of — The present Hebrew name of the book is Tehill’im, “Praises;” but in the actual superscriptions of the psalms the word Tehillah is applied only to one, (Psalms 145:1) ... which is indeed emphatically…
Afflicted Saints · Should praise God — Should praise God
Quickening · .By the Father — .By the Father

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Psalms 71:20

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 71:14–end

John Gill on Psalms 71:20

John Calvin on Psalms 71:20–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 71:20

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 71:14–end

John Gill on Psalms 71:20

John Calvin on Psalms 71:20–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 71:19–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 71:20

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 71:20