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Psalms 71:1

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In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion.
Psalms 71:1 · King James Version
Parallel translations
  • WEB In you, Yahweh, I take refuge. Never let me be disappointed.
  • BSB In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame.
  • NKJV In You, O Lord, I put my trust; Let me never be put to shame.
  • NASB In You, Lord, I have taken refuge; Let me never be put to shame.
  • NLT O Lord, I have come to you for protection; don’t let me be disgraced.

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Quick answer

The psalmist takes refuge in the Lord and asks never to be put to shame. It expresses lifelong trust that God will not disappoint those who rely on him.

Overview

This psalm, likely the prayer of an aging believer, opens by taking refuge in Yahweh and asking never to be ashamed. To take refuge in God is to stake everything on his faithfulness. Those who trust in the Lord, and supremely in Christ the cornerstone, will never be put to shame (Romans 9:33; 1 Peter 2:6).

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 11

  • Ps 31:1–3In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness.
  • Ps 25:2–3O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me.
  • 1 Pet 2:6Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.
  • Ps 22:5They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded.
  • Jer 17:18Let them be confounded that persecute me, but let not me be confounded: let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed: bring upon them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction.
  • Isa 45:17But Israel shall be saved in the LORD with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end.
  • Ps 125:1They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.
  • Ps 146:5Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:
  • 1 Chr 5:20And they were helped against them, and the Hagarites were delivered into their hand, and all that were with them: for they cried to God in the battle, and he was intreated of them; because they put their trust in him.
  • Rom 9:33As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
  • 2 Kgs 18:5He trusted in the LORD God of Israel; so that after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor any that were before him.

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Commentaries & study tools

  • VideoBibleProject — Psalms videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

    Free animated overview and word-study videos for this book.

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  • CommentaryEnduring Word — verse-by-verseDavid Guzik · Lay · Free · evangelical

    Clear, readable, conservative exposition — the best free place to start on any passage.

  • CommentaryClassic commentaries for this verseBibleHub (20+ works) · Pastoral · Free

    Matthew Henry, Barnes, Gill, the Pulpit Commentary, Ellicott, Cambridge, and more — stacked on one page for this exact verse.

  • CommentaryMatthew Henry on PsalmsMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical

    The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).

  • ReferenceInterlinear, lexicon & Strong'sBlue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

    Hebrew/Greek interlinear, word definitions, and cross-references for this verse.

Christ at the center

The Psalms are Christ's own prayer book and a gallery of his portraits — the suffering one of Psalm 22, the risen Lord of Psalm 16, the priest-king of Psalm 110, the Son to whom the nations are given.

How Psalms 71:1 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

Original language

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In thee, O LORDיְהֹוָהdo I put my trustחָסָהlet me neverאַלbe put to confusionבּוּשׁ
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