Psalms 71 · Verse 20

Psalms 71:20

Thou, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth.
Psalms 71:20, King James Version

Psalms 71:20 in other translations

BSBThough You have shown me many troubles and misfortunes, You will revive me once again. Even from the depths of the earth You will bring me back up.
WEBYou, who have shown us many and bitter troubles, you will let me live. You will bring us up again from the depths of the earth.
ASVThou, who hast showed us many and sore troubles, Wilt quicken us again, And wilt bring us up again from the depths of the earth.
YLTBecause Thou hast showed me many and sad distresses, Thou turnest back--Thou revivest me, And from the depths of the earth, Thou turnest back--Thou bringest me up.
DARBYThou, who hast shewn us many and sore troubles, wilt revive us again, and wilt bring us up again from the depths of the earth;
BBEYou, who have sent great and bitter troubles on me, will give me life again, lifting me up from the deep waters of the underworld.
WebsterThou, who hast shown me great and severe troubles, wilt revive me again, and wilt bring me again from the depths of the earth.

What does Psalms 71:20 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 71:17-21

17-21. Past experience again encourages. taught me, &c.--by providential dealings.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 20 Thou, which hast showed me great and sore troubles - Multiplied straits and difficulties. And thou hast only showed them. Hadst thou permitted them to have fallen upon me with all their own energy and natural consequences, they would have destroyed me. As it was, I was nearly buried under them. Shalt quicken me again - Shalt revive me - put new life in me. This has been applied to the passion of our Lord, and his resurrection; for it is added, Thou: - Shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth - Death shall not prey upon my body; thy Holy One can see no corruption. As applicable to David, it might mean his being almost overwhelmed with afflictions; and his deliverance was like a life from the dead.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 71:14-24

The psalmist declares that the righteousness of Christ, and the great salvation obtained thereby, shall be the chosen subject of his discourse. Not on a sabbath only, but on every day of the week, of the year, of his life. Not merely at stated returns of solemn devotion, but on every occasion, all the day long. Why will he always dwell on this? Because he knew not the numbers thereof. It is impossible to measure the…

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Psalms 71:20 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherwhoH834
הִרְאִיתַ֨נִיhir.'i.Ta.niyou have made see meH7200
צָר֥וֹתtza.RottroublesH6869
רַבּ֗וֹתra.BotmanyH7227
וְרָ֫ע֥וֹתve.Ra.'otand calamitiesH7451
תָּשׁ֥וּבta.Shuvyou will returnH7725
תְּחַיֵּ֑ינִיte.chai.Yei.niyou will preserve alive meH2421
וּֽמִתְּהֹמ֥וֹתu.mi.te.ho.Motand from [the] depths ofH8415
הָ֝אָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzthe earthH776
תָּשׁ֥וּבta.Shuvyou will returnH7725
תַּעֲלֵֽנִי\׃ta.'a.Le.niyou will bring up meH5927

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 71:20

  • Psalms 138:7

    Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.

  • Hosea 6:1-2

    Come, and let us return unto the Lord: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up. After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.

  • Psalms 60:3

    Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.

  • Psalms 86:13

    For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.

  • Ezekiel 37:12-13

    Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel. And ye shall know that I am the Lord, when I have opened your graves, O my people, and brought you up out of your graves,

  • Psalms 40:1-3

    To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord.

  • Psalms 80:18

    So will not we go back from thee: quicken us, and we will call upon thy name.

  • Psalms 119:25

    ד DALETH. My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word.

  • Jonah 2:6

    I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O Lord my God.

  • Psalms 16:10

    For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

  • Psalms 88:6-18

    Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the deeps. Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah. Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me; thou hast made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth. Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction: Lord, I have called daily upon thee, I have stretched out my hands unto thee. …

  • Isaiah 26:19

    Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
which.
40:1-3; 60:3; 66:10-12; 88:6-18; 138:7; 2Sa 12:11; Mr 14:33,34
Mr 15:34; 2Co 11:23-31; Re 7:14
quicken.
80:18; Isa 26:19; Ho 6:1,2; Ac 2:24,32-34
shalt bring.
16:10; 40:2; 86:13; Isa 38:17; Eze 37:12,13; Jon 2:6; Eph 4:9

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Context

  • Psalms 71:19

    Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee!

  • Psalms 71:20

    Thou, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth.

  • Psalms 71:21

    Thou shalt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side.

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Psalms 71:20 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Tú, que me has hecho ver muchas angustias y males, volverás á darme vida, y de nuevo me levantarás de los abismos de la tierra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Toi qui nous as fait voir de nombreuses et amères détresses, tu nous redonneras la vie, et tu nous feras remonter hors des profondeurs de la terre.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Du, der du uns viele Bedrängnisse und Übel hast sehen lassen, du wirst uns wieder beleben, und uns wieder heraufführen aus den Tiefen der Erde.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Defecerunt laudes David, filii Jesse.