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Psalms 71:7

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

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I am a marvel to many, but you are my strong refuge.

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

I am as a wonder to many; but you are my strong refuge.

71:8 Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day.

What does Psalms 71:7 mean?

Psalms 71:7 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include מוֹפֵת (môwphêth), רַב (rab), עֹז (ʻôz).

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I
am
as
a
wonderמוֹפֵתmôwphêth/mo-faith'/H4159a miracle; by implication, a token or omen
unto
many;רַבrab/rab/H7227abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
but
thou
art
my
strongעֹזʻôz/oze/H5797strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise)
refuge.מַחֲסֶהmachăçeh/makh-as-eh'/H4268a shelter (literally or figuratively)

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Psalms 61:3

For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.

Psalms 62:7

In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.

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What does Psalms 71:7 say?

Psalms 71:7 (King James Version) reads: "I am as a wonder unto many; but thou art my strong refuge."

Is Psalms 71:7 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 71:7 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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