Psalms 71:17

71:16 I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.

O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.

KJV

God, you have taught me from my youth. Until now, I have declared your wondrous works.

O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.

O God, you have taught me from my youth: and till now have I declared your wondrous works.

71:18 Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come. when: Heb. unto old age and gray hairs thy strength: Heb. thine arm

What does Psalms 71:17 mean?

Psalms 71:17 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym), לָמַד (lâmad), נָעוּר (nâʻûwr).

Hebrew interlinear

God,אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîym/el-o-heem'/H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative

thou

hast

taughtלָמַדlâmad/law-mad'/H3925properly, to goad, i.e. (by implication) to teach (the rod being an Oriental incentive)

from

youth:נָעוּרnâʻûwr/naw-oor'/H5271(only in plural collectively or emphatic form) youth, the state (juvenility) or the persons (young people)

and

hitherto

have

declaredנָגַדnâgad/naw-gad'/H5046properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praise

thy

wondrous

works.פָּלָאpâlâʼ/paw-law'/H6381properly, perhaps to separate, i.e. distinguish (literally or figuratively); by implication, to be (causatively, make) great, difficult, wonderful

Topics

Missionaries, All Christians Should Be As Zeal, Religious

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 71:17 say?

Psalms 71:17 (King James Version) reads: "O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works."

Is Psalms 71:17 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 71:17 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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As you read Psalms 71:17, what is one truth here you can carry into today?

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