Psalms 71:20
18 Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, until I proclaim Your power to the next generation, Your might to all who are to come.
19 Your righteousness reaches to the heavens, O God, You who have done great things. Who, O God, is like You?
Though You have shown me many troubles and misfortunes, You will revive me once again. Even from the depths of the earth You will bring me back up.
21 You will increase my honor and comfort me once again.
22 So I will praise You with the harp for Your faithfulness, O my God; I will sing praise to You with the lyre, O Holy One of Israel.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Though You have shown me many troubles and misfortunes, You will revive me once again. Even from the depths of the earth You will bring me back up.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- You, who have shown us many and bitter troubles, you will let me live. You will bring us up again from the depths of the earth.
- ASV
- Thou, who hast showed us many and sore troubles, Wilt quicken us again, And wilt bring us up again from the depths of the earth.
- DARBY
- Thou, who hast shewn us many and sore troubles, wilt revive us again, and wilt bring us up again from the depths of the earth;
- BLB
- Though You have made me see many troubles and distresses, You will return [and] revive us; even from the depths of the earth, You will return [and] bring me up.
- ÅB
- Du som har latt oss se mange trengsler og ulykker, du vil igjen gjøre oss levende og igjen dra oss opp av jordens avgrunner.
- OTB
- Du som har latt meg møte mange trengsler og vanskeligheter
Vil gjenopprette meg igjen,
Og vil løfte meg igjen fra dypet av fortvilelse. - B1930
- Du som har latt oss se mange trengsler og ulykker, du vil igjen gjøre oss levende og igjen dra oss op av jordens avgrunner.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 138:7
If I walk in the midst of trouble, You preserve me from the anger of my foes; You extend Your hand, and Your right hand saves me.
Read in contextHosea 6:1–2
Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds.
Read in contextPsalms 60:3
You have shown Your people hardship; we are staggered from the wine You made us drink.
Read in contextPsalms 86:13
For great is Your loving devotion to me; You have delivered me from the depths of Sheol.
Read in contextEzekiel 37:12–13
Therefore prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘O My people, I will open your graves and bring you up from them, and I will bring you back to the land of Israel.
Read in contextPsalms 40:1–3
I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.
Read in contextPsalms 80:18
Then we will not turn away from You; revive us, and we will call on Your name.
Read in contextPsalms 119:25
My soul cleaves to the dust; revive me according to Your word.
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