Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version For you have been my hope, Sovereign LORD, my confidence since my youth. New Living Translation O Lord, you alone are my hope. I’ve trusted you, O LORD, from childhood. English Standard Version For you, O Lord, are my hope, my trust, O LORD, from my youth. Berean Standard Bible For You are my hope, O Lord GOD, my confidence from my youth. King James Bible For thou art my hope, O Lord GOD: thou art my trust from my youth. New King James Version For You are my hope, O Lord GOD; You are my trust from my youth. New American Standard Bible For You are my hope; Lord GOD, You are my confidence from my youth. NASB 1995 For You are my hope; O Lord GOD, You are my confidence from my youth. NASB 1977 For Thou art my hope; O Lord GOD, Thou art my confidence from my youth. Legacy Standard Bible For You are my hope; O Lord Yahweh, You are my trust from my youth. Amplified Bible For You are my hope; O Lord GOD, You are my trust and the source of my confidence from my youth. Christian Standard Bible For you are my hope, Lord GOD, my confidence from my youth. Holman Christian Standard Bible For You are my hope, Lord GOD, my confidence from my youth. American Standard Version For thou art my hope, O Lord Jehovah: Thou art my trust from my youth. Contemporary English Version I depend on you, and I have trusted you since I was young. English Revised Version For thou art my hope, O Lord GOD: thou art my trust from my youth. GOD'S WORD® Translation You are my hope, O Almighty LORD. You have been my confidence ever since I was young. Good News Translation Sovereign LORD, I put my hope in you; I have trusted in you since I was young. International Standard Version For you are my hope, Lord GOD, my security since I was young. Majority Standard Bible For You are my hope, O Lord GOD, my confidence from my youth. NET Bible For you give me confidence, O Lord; O LORD, I have trusted in you since I was young. New Heart English Bible For you are my hope, Lord GOD; my confidence from my youth. Webster's Bible Translation For thou art my hope, O Lord GOD: thou art my trust from my youth. World English Bible For you are my hope, Lord Yahweh, my confidence from my youth. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionFor You [are] my hope, O Lord YHWH, "" My trust from my youth. Young's Literal Translation For Thou art my hope, O Lord Jehovah, My trust from my youth. Smith's Literal Translation For thou my hope, O Lord Jehovah: my trust from my youth. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor thou art my patience, O Lord: my hope, O Lord, from my youth; Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible You are my hope, Lord; my trust, GOD, from my youth. New Revised Standard Version For you, O Lord, are my hope, my trust, O LORD, from my youth. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleFor thou art my hope, O LORD; thou art my trust from my youth, O God. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Because you are my hope, LORD JEHOVAH, oh, God, my trust from my youth. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917For Thou art my hope; O Lord GOD, my trust from my youth. Brenton Septuagint Translation For thou art my support, O Lord; O Lord, thou art my hope from my youth. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context In You, O LORD, I Have Taken Refuge…4Deliver me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and ruthless. 5For You are my hope, O Lord GOD, my confidence from my youth. 6I have leaned on You since birth; You pulled me from my mother’s womb. My praise is always for You.… Cross References Psalm 22:9-10 Yet You brought me forth from the womb; You made me secure at my mother’s breast. / From birth I was cast upon You; from my mother’s womb You have been my God. Psalm 146:5 Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God, Psalm 25:5 Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; all day long I wait for You. Psalm 62:5-6 Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him. / He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress; I will not be shaken. Psalm 130:5 I wait for the LORD; my soul does wait, and in His word I put my hope. Isaiah 46:3-4 “Listen to Me, O house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been sustained from the womb, carried along since birth. / Even to your old age, I will be the same, and I will bear you up when you turn gray. I have made you, and I will carry you; I will sustain you and deliver you. Jeremiah 17:7 But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him. Lamentations 3:24-26 “The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in Him.” / The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him. / It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD. Job 31:24 If I have put my trust in gold or called pure gold my security, Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; / in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight. 1 Timothy 4:10 To this end we labor and strive, because we have set our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of everyone, and especially of those who believe. Romans 15:13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. 1 Peter 1:21 Through Him you believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and glorified Him; and so your faith and hope are in God. Hebrews 6:18-19 Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged. / We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, 2 Corinthians 1:10 He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us. In Him we have placed our hope that He will yet again deliver us, Treasury of Scripture For you are my hope, O Lord GOD: you are my trust from my youth. For thou Psalm 13:5 But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation. Psalm 39:7 And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee. Psalm 42:11 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God. my trust Psalm 71:17 O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works. Psalm 22:9,10 But thou art he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mother's breasts… 1 Samuel 16:13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah. Jump to Previous Confidence Faith Hope Sovereign Time Trust Young YouthJump to Next Confidence Faith Hope Sovereign Time Trust Young YouthPsalm 71 1. David, in confidence of faith, and experience of God's favor, prays both for himself, 10. and against the enemies of his soul 14. He promises constancy 17. He prays for perseverance 19. He praises God, and promises to do it cheerfully For You are my hope This phrase emphasizes the psalmist's reliance on God as the source of hope. In biblical context, hope is not merely wishful thinking but a confident expectation based on God's promises. The Hebrew word for hope, "tikvah," conveys a sense of trust and waiting. This aligns with other scriptures such as Jeremiah 29:11, where God declares His plans to give hope and a future. The psalmist's hope is rooted in God's unchanging nature and faithfulness, as seen throughout the Psalms and the broader biblical narrative. O Lord GOD my confidence from my youth Persons / Places / Events 1. The PsalmistTraditionally attributed to David, the psalmist is expressing a deep, personal relationship with God, characterized by trust and reliance. 2. Lord GOD (Yahweh Elohim) The covenant name of God, emphasizing His eternal nature and His relationship with His people. 3. Youth The psalmist reflects on a lifelong journey of faith, indicating a history of trust in God from an early age. Teaching Points Hope in GodOur ultimate hope should be placed in God, who is unchanging and faithful. Reflect on how God has been your hope throughout different stages of life. Confidence from Youth Encourage young believers to cultivate a strong foundation of faith early in life. For those who came to faith later, recognize that God redeems time and can instill confidence at any stage. Lifelong Faithfulness God’s faithfulness is evident throughout our lives; we should strive to remain faithful to Him in return. Consider journaling or documenting instances of God’s faithfulness as a reminder of His constant presence. Covenant Relationship Understanding God as Yahweh Elohim reminds us of His promises and our relationship with Him. Engage in regular study of God’s covenant promises to strengthen your faith.(5) My hope.--Comp. Jeremiah 14:8; Jeremiah 1:7. Also in New Testament, 1Timothy 1:1, "The Lord Jesus Christ our hope." Shakespeare, with his fine ear for scriptural expressions, caught this. "And God shall be my hope, my stay." "God, our hope, shall succour us."--2 Henry VI. Verse 5. - For thou art my Hope, O Lord God (comp. Psalm 39:7; Jeremiah 14:8; Jeremiah 17:13; Jeremiah 50:7). Thou art my Trust from my youth (comp. Psalm 40:4).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Forכִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction You אַתָּ֥ה (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you are my hope, תִקְוָתִ֑י (ṯiq·wā·ṯî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 8615: A cord, expectancy O Lord אֲדֹנָ֥י (’ă·ḏō·nāy) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 136: The Lord GOD, יְ֝הוִ֗ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel my confidence מִבְטַחִ֥י (miḇ·ṭa·ḥî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 4009: A refuge, security, assurance from my youth. מִנְּעוּרָֽי׃ (min·nə·‘ū·rāy) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 5271: Youth, the state, the persons Links Psalm 71:5 NIVPsalm 71:5 NLT Psalm 71:5 ESV Psalm 71:5 NASB Psalm 71:5 KJV Psalm 71:5 BibleApps.com Psalm 71:5 Biblia Paralela Psalm 71:5 Chinese Bible Psalm 71:5 French Bible Psalm 71:5 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 71:5 For you are my hope Lord Yahweh (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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