My tongue will also talk about your righteousness all day long, for they are disappointed, and they are confounded, who want to harm me.
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My tongue will also talk about your righteousness all day long, for they are disappointed, and they are confounded, who want to harm me.
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My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt.
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My tongue also shall tell of Thy righteousness all the day; for they are ashamed, for they are abashed, that seek my hurt.
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Passages linked to Psalms 71:24 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Psalms 71:13 Let my accusers be disappointed and consumed. Let them be covered with disgrace and scorn who want to harm me.
- Psalms 18:37-43 I will pursue my enemies, and overtake them. I won’t turn away until they are consumed. I will strike them through, so that they will not be able to rise. They shall fall under my feet. For you have armed me with strength to the battle. You have subdued under me those who rose up against me. You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me, that I might cut off those who hate me. They cried, but there was no one to save; even to Yahweh, but he didn’t answer them. Then I beat them small as the dust before the wind. I cast them out as the mire of the streets. You have delivered me from the strivings of the people. You have made me the head of the nations. A people whom I have not known shall serve me.
- 1 Corinthians 15:25 For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet.
- Psalms 35:28 My tongue shall talk about your righteousness and about your praise all day long.
- Psalms 92:11 My eye has also seen my enemies. My ears have heard of the wicked enemies who rise up against me.
- Deuteronomy 11:19 You shall teach them to your children, talking of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.
- Psalms 37:30 The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom. His tongue speaks justice.
- Psalms 71:8 My mouth shall be filled with your praise, with your honor all day long.
- Psalms 71:15 My mouth will tell about your righteousness, and of your salvation all day, though I don’t know its full measure.
- Proverbs 10:20-21 The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver. The heart of the wicked is of little worth. The lips of the righteous feed many, but the foolish die for lack of understanding.
- Matthew 12:35 The good man out of his good treasure brings out good things, and the evil man out of his evil treasure brings out evil things.
- Ephesians 4:29 Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but only what is good for building others up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Psa 71:24 My tongue also shall talk of thy…
Psa 71:24 My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt.
Ver. 24. My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness] Advisedly talk, and upon due deliberation. What a mad edict was that of Henry II of France, that men should not talk at all of Scriptural matters! And that of the Jesuits at Dola, forbidding any talk of God, either in good sort or in bad!
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all…
My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long,.... See Gill on Psa 71:16;
for they are confounded; his adversaries, for whose confusion he prayed, Psa 71:13;
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for they are brought unto shame that seek my hurt; as Absalom and Ahithophel, being both brought to a shameful end.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 24. Talk of thy righteousness] The righteousness of…
Verse 24. Talk of thy righteousness] The righteousness of God is frequently used in this Psalm, and in other places, to signify his justice, judgments, faithfulness, truth, mercy, c. There are few words of more general import in the Bible.
They are confounded] The counsel of Ahithophel is confounded, and turned to foolishness, and he was so ashamed that he went and hanged himself. As to the vain and wicked Absalom, he met with the fate that he had meditated against his father. Though not yet done, David sees all these things as actually accomplished for he had got a Divine assurance that God would bring them to pass.
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ANALYSIS OF THE SEVENTY-FIRST PSALM
The parts of this Psalm, generally, are these two: -
I. A prayer that God would help and deliver him, which he urges by many arguments, Ps 71:1-21.
II. His vow of thanksgiving, Ps 71:22-24.
I. 1. His petition in general: "Let me never be put to confusion."
2. He intimates the cause: "I put my trust in thee," c., Ps 71:2.
To induce the Lord to hear, he uses many arguments, drawn, -
1. From his justice and equity: "Deliver me in thy righteousness."
2. From his word and promise: "Thou hast given commandment," c.
3. From his power: "Thou art my rock," &c.
4. From his relation to him: "My God, my hope."
5. From the qualities of his adversaries: "They were wicked, unrighteous, and cruel."
6. From his confidence: "Thou art my hope."
7. From his gracious providence: "By thee have I been holden up," &c.
8. From his thankful heart: "My praise shall be continually," &c.
9. He had none to trust to but GOD: "Thou art my refuge."
3. He resumes his prayer: "Cast me not off in the time of old age," &c.
He describes his enemies: -
1. They were continual calumniators: "Mine enemies speak against me."
2. They laboured to take away his life.
3. They studied mischief against him: "They take counsel together."
4. Their words were cruel: "God hath forsaken him persecute," c.
4. He resumes his prayer, and predicts his enemies' downfall: "O my God, be not far from me make haste for my help."
He prays against his enemies, -
1. "Let them be confounded," c.: they shall be confounded.
2. He expresses his hope: "I will hope continually."
3. And his purpose of gratitude: "I will praise thee more and more."
4. He pleads from his past experience of God's mercy to him.
1. God had "taught him from his youth" both by his word and Spirit.
2. Hitherto he had "declared God's wondrous works."
3. Therefore, "forsake me not now that I am old and grey-headed."
4. I have still much to do: "Until I have showed thy strength," &c.
From all these considerations he feels gratitude, and praises God.
1. Thy righteousness is very high. There is nothing like IT.
2. God is wonderful: "There is none like HIM."
Of all this he had full and satisfactory proof.
1. Thou hast showed me troubles - "sore troubles."
2. Yet thou shalt revive me.
3. Thou "shalt bring me from the depths of the earth."
4. "Thou shalt increase my greatness."
5. "Thou shalt support me on every side."
II. The SECOND part contains David's thanksgiving.
1. He will praise the truth of the "Holy One of Israel:" not only with nebel and kinnor - instruments of music then used, -
2. But with his lips and soul heart and mouth going together.
3. With his tongue speaking of God's goodness to others.
4. And for this reason, "They are confounded, for they are brought to shame that seek my hurt."
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness -…
My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness - Thy righteous character; the truthfulness, the goodness, the fidelity which thou hast manifested in delivering me. The word rendered “talk” means properly to meditate; then, to think aloud, to talk to oneself; and the idea may be, that his mind would be so full of the subject that he would give utterance to his thoughts in audible expressions when alone. It denotes fullness of heart, and language naturally flowing out from a full soul.
All the day long - Continually. This shall occupy my mind at all times. See the notes at Psa 1:2.
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For they are confounded ... - That is, they are put to confusion; they are disappointed in their hopes; they are defeated in their plans. The psalmist sees this to be so certain that he speaks of it as if it were already done. The Psalms often conclude in this way. They begin in trouble, they end in joy; they begin in darkness, they end in light; they begin with a desponding mind, they end with a triumphant spirit; they begin with prayer, they end in praise. On the “language” used here, see the notes at Psa 71:13. On such a “close” of the Psalms, see Psa 3:7-8; Psa 6:9-10; Psa 7:17; Psa 17:15; Psa 22:30-31; Psa 26:12; Psa 42:11; Psa 43:5; Psa 52:8-9.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 24. For they are confounded—The preterit tense of the…
24. For they are confounded—The preterit tense of the verb contemplates the act as past—have been ashamed, have been confounded, which illustrates the vigour of his faith, and, like its author, “calleth those things which be not as though they were,” (Rom_4:17;) or, possibly the tidings of victory had even now reached him. See introductions to this and the two preceding psalms. It is true, however, that David often uses the historic sense to express the lively assurance of his faith, in events yet to come, or the evidence that his prayer is answered.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 24. My tongue &c.] From Psa_35:28. The word for…
24. My tongue &c.] From Psa_35:28. The word for talk denotes musing, meditative speech.
for they &c.] For they are ashamed, for they are confounded, that seek my hurt (R.V.). A reminiscence of Psa_35:4; Psa_35:26; Psa_40:14 (Psa_70:2). His faith realises the discomfiture of his enemies as though it had already taken place.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (24) My tongue.—Comp. this with the conclusion of Psalms…
(24) My tongue.—Comp. this with the conclusion of Psalms 35
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all…
My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long. The musical utterance of praise can only be occasional, but the tongue can "talk" of God continually (see ver. 15). For they are confounded and brought unto shame, that seek my hurt. (comp. Psa_35:4 Psa_40:14 Psa_70:2)
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Charles H. Spurgeon 1885 · Public Domain Ver. 24. My tongue also shall talk of thy…
Ver. 24. My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long. I will talk to myself, and to thee, my God, and to my fellow men: my theme shall be thy way of justifying sinners, the glorious display of thy righteousness and grace in thy dear Son; and this most fresh and never to be exhausted subject shall be ever with me, from the rising of the sun to the going down of the same. Others talk of their beloveds, and they shall be made to hear of mine. I will become an incessant talker, while this matter lies on my heart, for in all company this subject will be in season.
For they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt. As in many other Psalms, the concluding stanzas speak of that as an accomplished fact, which was only requested in former verses. Faith believes that she has her request, and she has it. She is the substance of things hoped for--a substance so real and tangible, that it sets the glad soul singing. Already sin, Satan, and the world are vanquished, and the victory is ours.
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"Sin, Satan, Death appear
To harass and appal:
Yet since the gracious Lord is near,
Backward they go, and fall."
"We meet them face to face,
Through Jesus' conquest blest;
March in the triumph of his grace,
Right onward to our rest."
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Ver. 24. How to make familiar talk edifying and useful.
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