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Psalms 71:21 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" Thou shalt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side. "
Psalms 71:21
Verse in Context
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Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things: O God,
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.
Thou shalt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side.
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.
My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed.
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Psalms 71:1
"In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion."
Psalms 71:2
"Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save"
Psalms 71:3
"Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress."
Psalms 71:4
"Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man."
Psalms 71:5
"For thou art my hope, O Lord GOD: thou art my trust from my youth."
Psalms 71:6
"By thee have I been holden up from the womb: thou art he that took me out of my mother's bowels: my praise shall be continually"
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