Psalms 71:23

My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
lips	שְׂ֭פָתַי Se.fa.tai	H8193	the lip (as a natural boundary) · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix
rejoice	תְּרַנֵּ֣נָּ֣ה te.ran.Ne.Nah	H7442	properly · verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person feminine plural
sing	אֲזַמְּרָה 'a.za.me.rah-	H2167	play upon it · verb, piel infinitive construct, 1st person common singular
soul	וְ֝נַפְשִׁ֗י ve.naf.Shi	H5315	properly · conjunction + noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix
redeemed	פָּדִֽיתָ pa.Di.ta	H6299	to sever · verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Psalms 103:4 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
Psalms 104:33 I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
Luke 1:46-47 And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,
Revelation 5:9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us…
Psalms 34:22 The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.
2 Samuel 4:9 And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said unto them, As the LORD liveth, who hath redeem…
Genesis 48:16 The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; a…
Psalms 63:5 My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:

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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 71:23

My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee,.... Both with vocal and instrumental music; this is praising the Lord with joyful lips, Psalm 63:5; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed; signifying that it would not be lip labour, or bodily service, only that he should perform; but that his heart would go along with his lips in praise; and that under a sense of redeeming love, than which nothing can more strongly engage in such work, Psalm 103:1. For the redemption of the soul is exceeding precious; being the contrivance of infinite wisdom, the fruit of divine grace, and owing to the blood and sacrifice of Christ.

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…

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The Church Fathers

Again hear this because of that same "again" and "again." "My lips shall exult when I shall psalm to Thee" (ver. 23). Because lips are wont to be spoken of both belonging to the inner and to the outward man, it is uncertain in what sense lips have been used: there followeth therefore, "And my soul which Thou hast redeemed." Therefore regarding the inward lips having been saved in hope, brought back from the bottomless places of the earth in faith and love, still however waiting for the redemption of our body, we say what? Already he hath said, "And my soul which Thou hast redeemed."
— 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
Redemption · They who partake of: Praise God for — They who partake of: Praise God for

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 71:23

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 71:14–end

John Gill on Psalms 71:23

John Calvin on Psalms 71:20–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 71:23

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 71:14–end

John Gill on Psalms 71:23

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 71:22-24

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 71:23