Psalms 71:21

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.

Thou shalt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side.

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Increase my honor, and comfort me again.

Thou shalt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side.

You shall increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side.

71:22 I will also praise thee with the psaltery, even thy truth, O my God: unto thee will I sing with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel. the psaltery: Heb. the instrument of psaltery

What does Psalms 71:21 mean?

Psalms 71:21 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include רָבָה (râbâh), גְּדוּלָה (gᵉdûwlâh), נָחַם (nâcham).

Hebrew interlinear

Thou

shalt

increaseרָבָהrâbâh/raw-baw'/H7235to increase (in whatever respect)

greatness,גְּדוּלָהgᵉdûwlâh/ghed-oo-law'/H1420greatness; (concretely) mighty acts

and

comfortנָחַםnâcham/naw-kham'/H5162properly, to sigh, i.e. breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. (in a favorable sense) to pity, console or (reflexively) rue; or (unfavorably) to avenge (oneself)

every

side.סָבַבçâbab/saw-bab'/H5437to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively

Topics

Afflicted Saints Affliction, Consolation Under Faith

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 71:21.

Genesis 38:12

And in process of time the daughter of Shuah Judah's wife died; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheepshearers to Timnath, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite. in process: Heb. the days were multiplied

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 71:21 say?

Psalms 71:21 (King James Version) reads: "Thou shalt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side."

Is Psalms 71:21 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 71:21 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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