The last stanza ends in a decision to praise the Holy One of Israel in song with harp, lyre, and choir. David would be the lead singer. The reason for the joyous shouts is the righteous acts of the Lord. Those who wanted to harm him have been put to shame and confusion, an answer […]
Tag: Psalm 71
Psalm 71:19-21. God’s Righteousness. Today’s BDBD.
“God’s righteousness reaches to the skies,” so David knows and states, a fugitive seeking refuge from his enemies, his punishment for a past sin. God’s righteousness, for David and all Israel, was not one of God’s attributes, as the church sees itself because of God’s grace (Romans 3:21-26; Hebrews 12:23). An unknown Israel poet wrote, […]
Psalm 71:1-4. Refuge. Today’s BDBD.
David uses desperate words; Rescue me, deliver me, turn your ear to me, save me, and a second time save me and deliver me. He tells the Lord he has taken refuge in him, and asks the Lord to be his rock and refuge in verses 1-4. Again he says, you are my rock and […]
Psalm 71:14-18. Something to Teach. Today’s BDBD.
The author declares six different ways in these five verses that he will talk about God’s righteous ways, endless salvation, mighty acts, marvelous deeds, and power and might to the next generation and all who are to come. Since his youth the Lord taught him. Now in his old age he will teach the younger […]
Psalm 71:9-13. When I’m 64. Today’s BDBD.
Those who were alive when that song came out, would not have listened to it when it did, if it were not from the artist who wrote and release it. Yet, now our aged generation still can sing at least part of The Beatles’ 1967 St. Pepper’s Lonely Heart Club Band song. That now aged […]
Psalm 71:5-8. You Brought Me Forth. Today’s BDBD.
One thing for sure, all those who walked the earth, God brought forth. Though many proclaim with mouth and words, “I made myself who I am,” they forget that they did not bring themself from their mother’s womb. They did not bring cells together. They did not form DNA. They did not place themself where […]
Psalm 71 Introduction. Today’s BDBD.
Some commentaries say that David wrote this when he was old, but don’t say why they make this conclusion. Some add it was during Absalom’s rebellion while he was in the Judean desert, already ascribed to Psalm 3 and probably 63. Of course, David could have wrote more than one or even two for one […]
