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My tongue will indeed proclaim Your righteousness all day long, for those who seek my harm are disgraced and confounded.
Psalms 71:24 · Berean Standard Bible
Parallel translations
  • WEB My tongue will also talk about your righteousness all day long, for they are disappointed, and they are confounded, who want to harm me.
  • KJV My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt.
  • NKJV My tongue also shall talk of Your righteousness all the day long; For they are confounded, For they are brought to shame Who seek my hurt.
  • NASB My tongue also will tell of Your righteousness all day long; For they are put to shame, for they are humiliated who seek my harm.
  • NLT I will tell about your righteous deeds all day long, for everyone who tried to hurt me has been shamed and humiliated.

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Quick answer

All day long the psalmist will speak of God's righteousness, for those who sought his harm have been put to shame.

Overview

The psalm closes with renewed confidence: God's righteousness has triumphed and the psalmist's enemies are confounded. His response is unceasing testimony to that righteousness. The vindication of the righteous and the shaming of evildoers point ahead to the final triumph of God's justice accomplished through Christ (Romans 16:20).

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 12

  • Ps 71:13May the accusers of my soul be ashamed and consumed; may those who seek my harm be covered with scorn and disgrace.
  • Ps 18:37–43I pursued my enemies and overtook them; I did not turn back until they were consumed.
  • 1 Cor 15:25For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.
  • Ps 35:28Then my tongue will proclaim Your righteousness and Your praises all day long.
  • Ps 92:11My eyes see the downfall of my enemies; my ears hear the wailing of my wicked foes.
  • Prov 10:20–21The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked has little worth.
  • Matt 12:35The good man brings good things out of his good store of treasure, and the evil man brings evil things out of his evil store of treasure.
  • Eph 4:29Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.
  • Ps 37:30The mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.
  • Ps 71:8My mouth is filled with Your praise and with Your splendor all day long.
  • Deut 11:19Teach them to your children, speaking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
  • Ps 71:15My mouth will declare Your righteousness and Your salvation all day long, though I cannot know their full measure.

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  • VideoBibleProject — Psalms videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

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

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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 71:24 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.

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