Psalms 71:1
in Psalms 71In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
In thee, O Jehovah, do I take refuge: Let me never be put to shame.
KJV
In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion.
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This verse in Psalms 71
Commentary
6 notes on this verseIn thee, O Lord, do I put my trust,.... The Targum is, "in thy Word;'' See Gill on Psa 31:1; let me never be put to confusion; or "be ashamed"; see the note as before.
This site's exposition
I have taken refuge
on Psalms 71:1-3
The first three verses repeat Psalm 31:1 to 3 almost word for word, rock and fortress included. Delitzsch reads the borrowing as an old man praying words he had prayed since his youth, and asking for a rock of refuge. The psalm opens where he has always stood.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
"O God, in You I have hoped, O Lord, I shall not be confounded for everlasting" [Psalm 71:1]. Already I have been confounded, but not for everlasting. For how is he not confounded, to whom is said, "What fruit had ye in these things wherein ye now blush?" [Romans 6:21] What then shall be done, that we may not be confounded for everlasting? "Draw near unto Him, and be ye enlightened, and your faces shall not blush." Confounded you are in Adam, withdraw from Adam, draw near unto Christ, and then you shall not be confounded. "In You I have hoped, O Lord, I shall not be confounded for everlasting." If in myself I am now confounded, in You I shall not be confounded for everlasting.
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Whatever others do, I choose the God of Jacob for my help." Those that are entirely satisfied with God's all-sufficiency and the truth of his promise, and in dependence upon that, as sufficient to make them amends, are freely willing to do and suffer, to lose and venture, for him, may truly say, In thee, O Lord! do I put my trust.
quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — odd-straight-quotes
), that he might not be disappointed of the mercy he expected and so made ashamed of his expectation. Thus we may all pray in faith that our confidence in God may not be our confusion. Hope of the glory of God is hope that makes not ashamed.
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The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust - See the notes at Psa 25:2. Compare Psa 22:4-5; Psa 31:1. Let me never be put to confusion - Let me never be ashamed; that is, Let me not be so disappointed in the trust that I repose in thee as to have occasion to feel ashamed that I have done it.
The words behind it
6 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| בְּךָֽ־ | bekha- | in you | ||
| יְהוָ֥ה | yahweh | O Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| חָסִ֑יתִי | chasiti | I have taken refuge | H2620 → | 37 times |
| אַל־ | ʾal- | may not | H408 → | 724 times |
| אֵב֥וֹשָׁה | ʾevooshah | I be ashamed | H954 → | 127 times |
| לְעוֹלָֽם׃ | leolam | for ever | H5769 → | 438 times |
בְּךָֽ־in you
bekha-
יְהוָ֥הO Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
חָסִ֑יתִיI have taken refuge
chasitiH2620 →37 times
אַל־may not
ʾal-H408 →724 times
אֵב֥וֹשָׁהI be ashamed
ʾevooshahH954 →127 times
לְעוֹלָֽם׃for ever
leolamH5769 →438 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Peter 2:6For it stands in Scripture: “See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
it leads to
- Isaiah 28:16
So this is what the Lord GOD says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes will never be shaken.
- Romans 9:32–33
Why not? Because their pursuit was not by faith, but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone,
- 1 Peter 2:4
As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight,
- Ephesians 2:20
built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.
- Zechariah 10:4
The cornerstone will come from Judah, the tent peg from him, as well as the battle bow and every ruler together.
- Isaiah 28:16
Through
Psalms 22:5They cried out to You and were set free; they trusted in You and were not disappointed.
it leads to
- Romans 10:11
It is just as the Scripture says: “Anyone who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
- Isaiah 49:23
Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD;…
- Romans 10:11
Through
Jeremiah 17:18Let my persecutors be put to shame, but do not let me be put to shame. Let them be terrified, but do not let me be terrified. Bring upon them the day of disaster…
it leads to
- Psalms 40:14
May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.
- Psalms 40:14
About Psalms
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Book of Psalms; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 71; Franz Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Psalms; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.