Psalms 71:22
in Psalms 71So I will praise You with the harp for Your faithfulness, O my God; I will sing praise to You with the lyre, O Holy One of Israel.
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ASV
I will also praise thee with the psaltery, Even thy truth, O my God: Unto thee will I sing praises with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel.
KJV
I will also praise thee with the psaltery, even thy truth, O my God: unto thee will I sing with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel.
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This verse in Psalms 71
Commentary
9 notes on this verseI will also praise thee with the psaltery. Love so amazing calls for sweetest praise. David would give his best music, both vocal and instrumental, to the Best of Masters. His harp should not be silent, nor his voice. Even thy truth, O my God. This is ever a most enchanting attribute—viz., the truth or faithfulness of our covenant God. On this we rest, and from it we draw streams of richest consolation. His promises are sure, his love unalterable, his veracity indisputable. What saint will not praise him as he remembers this?
This site's exposition
praise You with the harp
on Psalms 71:22-24
The vow is sung with harp and lyre. What the song is about is God's faithfulness, and the singer is a soul God has redeemed. The taunt of verse 11 ends where the psalm said it would, with those who sought harm disgraced and confounded.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
"For I will confess to Thee in the vessels of a Psalm Thy truth" (ver. 22). The vessels of a Psalm are a Psaltery. But what is a Psaltery? An instrument of wood and strings. What doth it signify? There is some difference between it and a harp: ...there seemeth to be signified by the Psaltery the Spirit, by the harp the flesh. And because he had spoken of two bringings back of ours from the bottomless places of the earth, one after the Spirit in hope, the other after the body in substance; hear thou of these two: "For I will confess to Thee in the vessels of a Psalm Thy truth." This after the Spirit: concerning the body what? "I will psalm to Thee on a harp, Holy One of Israel."
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee, knowing they cannot be better employed." [3.] In both with his heart: " My soul shall rejoice which thou hast redeemed. " Note, First, Holy joy is the very heart and life of thankful praise. Secondly, We do not make melody to the Lord, in singing his praises, if we do not do it with our hearts.
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The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
To the occasion of praise he now adds the promise to render it. will . . . praise--literally, "will thank." even thy truth--as to Thy truth or faithfulness.
I will also praise thee with the psaltery. Love so amazing calls for sweetest praise. David would give his best music, both vocal and instrumental, to the Best of Masters. His harp should not be silent, nor his voice. Even thy truth, O my God. This is ever a most enchanting attribute—viz., the truth or faithfulness of our covenant God. On this we rest, and from it we draw streams of richest consolation. His promises are sure, his love unalterable, his veracity indisputable. What saint will not praise him as he remembers this? Unto thee will I sing with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel. Here is a new name, and, as it were, a new song. The Holy One of Israel is at once a lofty and an endearing name, full of teaching. Let us resolve, by all means within our power, to honour him. Here is the final vow of praise.
2 more voices on this verse
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
I will also praise thee with the psaltery - בכלי נבל bichli nebel, with the instrument nebel. Unto thee will I sing with the harp; בכנור bechinnor, with the kinnor. Both were stringed instruments, and the principal used in the Jewish worship; and with which, or any thing like them, in Divine worship, we, as Christians, have nothing to do.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
I will also praise thee with the psaltery - Margin, as in Hebrew, “with the instrument of psaltery.” The Hebrew word is נבל nebel. In Isa 5:12 it is rendered “viol.” See the notes at that passage. It is rendered “psaltery” in 1Sa 10:5; 2Sa 6:5; 1Ki 10:12; and elsewhere. Compare the notes at Psa 33:2. Even thy truth - I will make mention of thy truth and faithfulness in my songs of praise; or, I will celebrate these in connection with appropriate music. Unto thee will I sing with the harp - Hebrew, כנור kinnôr. See the notes at Isa 5:12. Compare the notes at Psa 33:2. O thou Holy One of Israel - The God of Israel or the Hebrew people; the God regarded by them as most holy, and worshipped by them as their God. This is the first time that this title occurs in the Psalms, but it is common in the prophets, particularly in Isaiah. See Isa 1:4; Isa 5:19, Isa 5:24; Isa 10:20; Isa 12:6. It occurs also in Psa 78:41; Psa 89:18.
The words behind it
12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| גַּם־ | gam- | also | H1571 → | 769 times |
| אֲנִ֤י׀ | ʾani | I | H589 → | 874 times |
| אוֹדְךָ֣ | ʾodkha | I will praise you | H3034 → | 114 times |
| בִכְלִי־ | vikhli- | with an instrument of | H3627 → | 325 times |
| נֶבֶל֮ | nevel | a lyre | H5035 → | 38 times |
| אֲמִתְּךָ֪ | ʾamitekha | faithfulness your | H571 → | 127 times |
| אֱלֹ֫הָ֥י | ʾelohai | O God my | H430 → | 2601 times |
| אֲזַמְּרָ֣ה | ʾazamerah | I will make music | H2167 → | 45 times |
| לְךָ֣ | lekha | to you | ||
| בְכִנּ֑וֹר | vekhinor | with a harp | H3658 → | 42 times |
| קְ֝ד֗וֹשׁ | kedoosh | O holy [one] of | H6918 → | 116 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
גַּם־also
gam-H1571 →769 times
אֲנִ֤י׀I
ʾaniH589 →874 times
אוֹדְךָ֣I will praise you
ʾodkhaH3034 →114 times
בִכְלִי־with an instrument of
vikhli-H3627 →325 times
נֶבֶל֮a lyre
nevelH5035 →38 times
אֲמִתְּךָ֪faithfulness your
ʾamitekhaH571 →127 times
אֱלֹ֫הָ֥יO God my
ʾelohaiH430 →2601 times
אֲזַמְּרָ֣הI will make music
ʾazamerahH2167 →45 times
לְךָ֣to you
lekha
בְכִנּ֑וֹרwith a harp
vekhinorH3658 →42 times
קְ֝ד֗וֹשׁO holy [one] of
kedooshH6918 →116 times
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
yisraelH3478 →2507 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
Isaiah 57:15For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit,…
it leads to
- Psalms 34:18
The LORD is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the contrite in spirit.
- Isaiah 66:1–2
This is what the LORD says: “Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me? Or where will My place of repose be?
- Psalms 138:6
Though the LORD is on high, He attends to the lowly; but the proud He knows from afar.
- Psalms 147:3
He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
- Exodus 15:11
Who among the gods is like You, O LORD? Who is like You—majestic in holiness, revered with praises, performing wonders?
- Psalms 34:18
Through
Psalms 33:2Praise the LORD with the harp; make music to Him with ten strings.
it leads to
- Psalms 150:3–6
Praise Him with the sound of the horn; praise Him with the harp and lyre.
- Psalms 98:4–5
Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth; break forth—let your cry ring out, and sing praises!
- Psalms 150:3–6
Through
Psalms 89:18Surely our shield belongs to the LORD, and our king to the Holy One of Israel.
it leads to
- Psalms 47:9
The nobles of the nations have assembled as the people of the God of Abraham; for the shields of the earth belong to God; He is highly exalted.
- Psalms 47:9
About Psalms
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 71; Charles Spurgeon, The Treasury of David, Vol. 3; Charles Spurgeon, The Treasury of David; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.