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Psalms 71:6

71:5 For thou art my hope, O Lord GOD: thou art my trust from my youth.
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.

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I have relied on you from the womb. You are he who took me out of my mother’s womb. I will always praise you.

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.

By you have I been held up from the womb: you are he that took me out of my mother’s bowels: my praise shall be continually of you.

71:7 I am as a wonder unto many; but thou art my strong refuge.

What does Psalms 71:6 mean?

Psalms 71:6 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include סָמַךְ (çâmak), בֶּטֶן (beṭen), גָּזָה (gâzâh).

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By
thee
have
I
been
holden
upסָמַךְçâmak/saw-mak'/H5564to prop (literally or figuratively); reflexively, to lean upon or take hold of (in a favorable or unfavorable sense)
from
the
womb:בֶּטֶןbeṭen/beh'-ten/H990the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything
thou
art
he
that
tookגָּזָהgâzâh/gaw-zaw'/H1491to cut off, i.e. portion out
me
out
of
my
mother'sאֵםʼêm/ame/H517a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father))
bowels:מֵעֶהmêʻeh/may-aw'/H4578used only in plural the intestines, or (collectively) the abdomen, figuratively, sympathy; by implication, a vest; by extension the stomach, the uterus (or of men, the seat of generation), the heart (figuratively)
my
praiseתְּהִלָּהtᵉhillâh/teh-hil-law'/H8416laudation; specifically (concretely) a hymn
shall
be
continuallyתָּמִידtâmîyd/taw-meed'/H8548properly, continuance (as indefinite extension); but used only (attributively as adjective) constant (or adverbially, constantly); ellipt. the regular (daily) sacrifice
of
thee.

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What does Psalms 71:6 say?

Psalms 71:6 (King James Version) reads: "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."

Is Psalms 71:6 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 71:6 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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