Psalms 71:5

71:4 Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.

For thou art my hope, O Lord GOD: thou art my trust from my youth.

KJV

For you are my hope, Lord Yahweh; my confidence from my youth.

For thou art my hope, O Lord God: thou art my trust from my youth.

For you are my hope, O Lord GOD: you are my trust from my youth.

71:6 By thee have I been holden up from the womb: thou art he that took me out of my mother's bowels: my praise shall be continually of thee.

What does Psalms 71:5 mean?

Psalms 71:5 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include תִּקְוָה (tiqvâh), אֲדֹנָי (ʼĂdônây), יְהֹוִה (Yᵉhôvih).

Hebrew interlinear

For

thou

art

hope,תִּקְוָהtiqvâh/tik-vaw'/H8615literally a cord (as an attachment); figuratively, expectancy

LordאֲדֹנָיʼĂdônây/ad-o-noy'/H136the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)

GOD:יְהֹוִהYᵉhôvih/yeh-ho-vee'/H3069{YHWH}

thou

art

trustמִבְטָחmibṭâch/mib-tawkh'/H4009properly, a refuge, i.e. (objective) security, or (subjective) assurance

from

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

Topics

Faith Trust

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 71:5.

Hosea 2:15

And I will give her her vineyards from thence, and the valley of Achor for a door of hope: and she shall sing there, as in the days of her youth, and as in the day when she came up out of the land of Egypt.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 71:5 say?

Psalms 71:5 (King James Version) reads: "For thou art my hope, O Lord GOD: thou art my trust from my youth."

Is Psalms 71:5 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 71:5 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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