Psalms 71:6-9
By thee Ps 22:9-10; Prov 8:17; Isa 46:3-4; Jer 3:4 thou art Ps 139:15-16, Ps 145:1-2; Isa 49:1, Isa 49:5; Jer 1:5; Luke 1:31-32; Gal 1:15 my praise Ps 71:14, Ps 34:1; Eph 5:20 as a wonder Kemopaton, "as a prodigy," my low estate: - my slaying the lion and bear, - conquering the Philistine, - escaping the fury of Saul, - being raised to the throne of Israel, - enduring such uncommon trials and afflictions, - and experiencing such wonderful deliverances. These all mark me out as the subject of "wonder unto many; but Thou art my strong Refuge." Isa 8:18; Zech 3:6; Luke 2:34; Acts 4:13; 1Cor 4:9; 2Cor 4:8-12, 2Cor 6:8-10 thou art Ps 62:7, Ps 142:4-5; Jer 16:19 Ps 71:15, Ps 71:24, Ps 35:28, Ps 51:14-15, Ps 145:1-2, Ps 146:2 Cast Ps 71:18, Ps 92:13-15; Isa 46:4; 2Tim 1:12, 2Tim 4:18 old age This determines the period when this Psalm was composed; for it was in David's old age that the rebellion of Absalom took place. when Ps 73:26, Ps 90:10; 2Sam 19:35, 2Sam 21:15-17; Eccl 12:1-7
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