Psalms 71:1
In you, O Lord, I take refuge, let me never be put to shame.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion.
In Context
2In your faithfulness save me and rescue me, bend your ear to me and save me.
Cross References
Psalms 25:2In you I trust, put me not to shame; let not my foes exult over me.
Psalms 125:1Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, that cannot be moved, but abides forever.
Romans 9:33As scripture says – ‘See, I place a stumbling-block in Zion – a rock which will prove a hindrance; and he who believes in him will have no cause for shame.’
Matthew Henry on Psalms 71:1
David penned this psalm in his old age, as appears by several passages in it, which makes many think that it was penned at the time of Absalom's rebellion; for that was the great trouble of his later days. It might be occasioned by Sheba's insurrection, or some trouble that happened to him in that part of his life of which it was foretold that the sword should not depart from his house. But he is not over-particular in representing his case, because he intended it for the general use of God's people in their… Read the whole commentary →