Psalms 71:21

"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."

Key Reflection

This verse speaks of God’s sovereignty over trials and tribulations, expressing trust that even after experiencing deep distress, God has the power to restore life and bring the psalmist up from despair, emphasizing divine faithfulness and resurrection.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Thou shalt increase my greatness -Thou wilt not merely restore me to my former condition, but wilt enlarge my happiness, and wilt do still greater things for me. And comfort me on every side -literally, “Thou wilt turn thyself; thou wilt comfort me.” The word also means to surround; to encompassGenesis 2:11,Gen 2:13;1 Kings 7:24;Psalms 18:5; and the idea here may be that God would “go around him,” or encircle him, and would thus comfort him. This idea is expressed in our common version. It was the confident assurance of entire, or complete consolation.

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