I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your works; I consider the work of Your hands.
Parallel translations
- WEB I remember the days of old. I meditate on all your doings. I contemplate the work of your hands.
- KJV I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.
- NKJV I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your works; I muse on the work of Your hands.
- NASB ¶I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your accomplishments; I reflect on the work of Your hands.
- NLT I remember the days of old. I ponder all your great works and think about what you have done.
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Quick answer
David remembers the days of old and meditates on all God's works. It shows how recalling God's past deeds revives faith in distress.
Overview
To counter despair, David deliberately turns his mind to God's past faithfulness and mighty works. Remembering and meditating on God's deeds is a discipline that rekindles hope. The greatest of God's works for our remembrance is the redemption accomplished in Christ, the anchor of the soul (Hebrews 6:19).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- Ps 77:10–12So I said, “I am grieved that the right hand of the Most High has changed.”
- Ps 77:5–6I considered the days of old, the years long in the past.
- 1 Sam 17:45–50But David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD of Hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.
- Mic 6:5My people, remember what Balak king of Moab counseled and what Balaam son of Beor answered. Remember your journey from Shittim to Gilgal, so that you may acknowledge the righteousness of the LORD.’”
- Ps 111:4He has caused His wonders to be remembered; the LORD is gracious and compassionate.
- 1 Sam 17:34–37David replied, “Your servant has been tending his father’s sheep, and whenever a lion or a bear came and carried off a lamb from the flock,
- Isa 63:7–14I will make known the LORD’s loving devotion and His praiseworthy acts, because of all that the LORD has done for us—the many good things for the house of Israel according to His great compassion and loving devotion.
- Deut 8:2–3Remember that these forty years the LORD your God led you all the way in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commandments.
- Ps 42:6O my God, my soul despairs within me. Therefore I remember You from the land of Jordan and the peaks of Hermon—even from Mount Mizar.
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