You will increase my honor and comfort me once again.
Though this psalm bears no title, the tradition of the Church ascribes it to David in his old age, likely during Absalom's uprising. He opens by casting himself entirely upon God's faithfulness, then mingles petition for deliverance with complaint against his enemies' arrogance, before resolving to praise God for mercies already received.
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Commenting on Psalm 71:1-24
God's greatness for His people is not pomp but power, influence and dominion He works through them and for them. As afflictions surrounded me, so shall consolations surround me from every side; the change will be great indeed when the Lord returns to comfort. This is my final vow of praise.
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My fears are silenced, my hopes raised, my prayers turned to thanksgivings. I will hope continually in every condition, and praise Him yet more and more, the longer we live, the more expert we should grow in praising God, for His grace is a subject that can never be exhausted.
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Commenting on Psalm 71:14-24