Psalms 71 · Verse 22

Psalms 71:22

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.
Psalms 71:22, King James Version

Psalms 71:22 in other translations

BSBSo 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.
WEBI will also praise you with the harp for your faithfulness, my God. I sing praises to you with the lyre, Holy One of Israel.
ASVI 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.
YLTI also thank Thee with a vessel of psaltery, Thy truth, O my God, I sing to Thee with a harp, O Holy One of Israel,
DARBYI will also praise thee with the psaltery, even thy truth, my God; unto thee will I sing psalms with the harp, thou holy One of Israel.
BBEI will give praise to you with instruments of music, O my God, for you are true; I will make songs to you with music, O Holy One of Israel.
WebsterI will also praise thee with the psaltery, even thy truth, O my God: to thee will I sing with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel.

What does Psalms 71:22 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 71:22-24
22-24. 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.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 22 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.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

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 71:22 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.

גַּם\־gam-alsoH1571
אֲנִ֤י\׀'a.NiIH589
אוֹדְךָ֣'od.KhaI will praise youH3034
בִכְלִי\־vikh.li-with an instrument ofH3627
נֶבֶל֮ne.Vela lyreH5035
אֲמִתְּךָ֪'a.mi.te.Khafaithfulness yourH571
אֱלֹ֫הָ֥י'e.Lo.HaiO God myH430
אֲזַמְּרָ֣ה'a.za.me.RahI will make musicH2167
לְךָ֣le.Khato you
בְכִנּ֑וֹרve.khi.Norwith a harpH3658
קְ֝ד֗וֹשׁke.Do.oshO holy [one] ofH6918
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478

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Cross references for Psalms 71:22

  • Psalms 92:1-3

    A Psalm or Song for the sabbath day. It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High: To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night, Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the psaltery; upon the harp with a solemn sound.

  • Psalms 33:2

    Praise the Lord with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.

  • 2 Kings 19:22

    Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? even against the Holy One of Israel.

  • Psalms 89:18

    For the Lord is our defence; and the Holy One of Israel is our king.

  • Isaiah 12:6

    Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.

  • Habakkuk 3:18-19

    Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation. The Lord God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds’ feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments.

  • Isaiah 57:15

    For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.

  • Isaiah 60:9

    Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the Lord thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee.

  • Psalms 98:3

    He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

  • Isaiah 5:24

    Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the Lord of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.

  • Psalms 25:10

    All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.

  • Micah 7:20

    Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
psaltery. Heb. instrument of psaltery.
92:1-3; 150:3-5; Hab 3:18,19
even.
25:10; 56:4; 89:1; 98:3; 138:2; Mic 7:20; Ro 15:8
O thou.
89:18; 2Ki 19:22; Isa 5:16,19,24; 12:6; 30:11,12; 43:3; 57:15; 60:9

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 71:21

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

  • Psalms 71:22

    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.

  • Psalms 71:23

    My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed.

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Psalms 71:22 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Asimismo yo te alabaré con instrumento de salterio, oh Dios mío: tu verdad cantaré yo á ti en el arpa, oh Santo de Israel.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Aussi, mon Dieu, je te célébrerai avec le luth, je louerai ta vérité; je chanterai tes louanges avec la harpe, ô Saint d’Israël!
German
Elberfelder 1871
Auch will ich dich preisen mit der Harfe, ja, deine Wahrheit, mein Gott! Ich will dir Psalmen singen mit der Laute, du Heiliger Israels!