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Psalm 71:14
But I will always hope, and will add to all of your praise.
12God, don’t be far from me. My God, hurry to help me.
13Let my accusers be disappointed and consumed. Let them be covered with disgrace and scorn who want to harm me.
14But I will always hope, and will add to all of your praise.
15My mouth will tell about your righteousness, and of your salvation all day, though I don’t know its full measure.
16I will come with the mighty acts of the Lord GOD. I will make mention of your righteousness, even of yours alone.
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The word “But” marks a turn from pleading for help to sustained hope and praise, even while the surrounding lines still speak of people seeking harm.
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Psalm 42:5Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him for the saving help of his presence.Both passages join hope in God with the resolve to praise him amid distress.
1 John 3:3Everyone who has this hope set on him purifies himself, even as he is pure.Both connect hope with a response: Psalm 71 names growing praise, while John names purification.
Psalm 130:7Israel, hope in the LORD, for there is loving kindness with the LORD. Abundant redemption is with him.Both express hope in God; Psalm 130 names his loving kindness and abundant redemption as grounds for Israel's hope.
Lamentations 3:26It is good that a man should hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.Both speak of continuing hope in God, with Lamentations describing quiet waiting for his salvation.
Psalm 71:6I have relied on you from the womb. You are he who took me out of my mother’s womb. I will always praise you.Within the same psalm, lifelong reliance on God leads to enduring praise, a resolve repeated in verse 14.
Psalm 43:5Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him: my Savior, my helper, and my God.Both join hope in God to future praise, even as their settings acknowledge present distress.
Romans 5:4and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope;Hope is the shared word; Romans traces it through proven character, while Psalm 71 declares its continuance.
Hebrews 10:35Therefore don’t throw away your boldness, which has a great reward.Both speak of persistence: Psalm 71 resolves to keep hoping, while Hebrews urges its readers to retain their boldness.
Lamentations 3:21This I recall to my mind; therefore I have hope.Both speakers affirm hope; Lamentations connects that hope with recollection, while Psalm 71 connects it with continued praise.
1 Peter 1:13Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober, and set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ—Both describe sustained hope; Peter specifies the grace to come at Jesus Christ's revelation as hope's object.
Job 13:15Behold, he will kill me. I have no hope. Nevertheless, I will maintain my ways before him.Both speakers express resolve before God, though this translation of Job declares no hope where Psalm 71 affirms enduring hope.
Philippians 1:9This I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment,The connection is limited to increase: Psalm 71 speaks of adding praise, while Philippians prays for love to abound.
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Waiting. fear for the future. praise and worship.
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Encouragement
Your plea for help can remain unfinished when praise begins. Here, the same voice that asks God to hurry also declares hope in him; the danger has yet to pass.
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