Psalms 71

Ver. 1. In thee, O Lord, &c.] The promises of salvation are made to those, who, renouncing all confidence in the world, “trust” in God alone for it. For this reason the Psalmist so often begins his prayer with a declaration of his faith, which is to the soul in affliction, what an anchor is to a ship in distress. Bp. Horne.

Psalms 71:2

2. Deliver me in thy righteousness.] A second argument here used is the “righteousness” of God, who cannot but be faithful and just to his own gracious word. Bp. Horne.

Psalms 71:7

7. I am as a wonder unto many;] That is, My deplorable miseries have made many consider me as a prodigy of wretchedness. Travell.

Psalms 71:20

20. Thou, which hast shewed &c.] Great and numberless as my distresses have been, I have ever found

soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt.