Psalms 71:21

King James Version

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

Parallel Translations

English Standard Version
You will increase my greatness and comfort me again.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Thou wilt increase mine honour, & returne and comfort me.

Christian Standard Bible®
You will increase my honorand comfort me once again.

Hebrew Names Version
Increase my honor, And comfort me again.

Easy-to-Read Version
You will help me do even greater things. You will comfort me again!

Amplified Bible
May You increase my greatness (honor) And turn to comfort me.

American Standard Version
Increase thou my greatness, And turn again and comfort me.

Contemporary English Version
You will make me truly great and take my sorrow away.

Complete Jewish Bible
You will increase my honor; turn and comfort me.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Thou wilt increase my greatness, and turn and comfort me.

King James Version (1611)
span data-lang="eng" data-trans="kja" data-ref="psa.71.1" class="versetxt"> [To the chiefe musician, a psalme of Dauid, to bring to remembrance.] Make haste, O God, to deliuer mee, make haste to helpe me, O Lord. Let them be ashamed and confounded that seeke after my soule: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt. Let them be turned backe for a reward of their shame, that say, Aha, aha. Let all those that seeke thee, reioyce, and be glad in thee: and let such as loue thy saluation, say continually, Let God be magnified. But I am poore and needy, make haste vnto me, O God: Thou art my helpe and my deliuerer, O Lord make no tarrying.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Thou didst multiply thy righteousness, and didst turn and comfort me, and broughtest me again out of the depths of the earth.

English Revised Version
Increase thou my greatness, and turn again and comfort me.

Berean Standard Bible
You will increase my honor and comfort me once again.

Lexham English Bible
You will increase my greatness, and you will comfort me all around.

Literal Translation
You will multiply my greatness and surround and comfort me.

New Century Version
You will make me greater than ever, and you will comfort me again.

New English Translation
Raise me to a position of great honor! Turn and comfort me!

New King James Version
You shall increase my greatness, And comfort me on every side.

New Living Translation
You will restore me to even greater honor and comfort me once again.

New Life Bible
Add to my greatness, and turn to comfort me.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Thou wilt increase my greatness, And, on every side, wilt comfort me.

Douay-Rheims Bible
(70-21) Thou hast multiplied thy magnificence; and turning to me thou hast comforted me.

George Lamsa Translation
Thou hast increased my greatness, and hast returned to comfort me.

Good News Translation
You will make me greater than ever; you will comfort me again.

New American Standard Bible
May You increase my greatness And turn to comfort me.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Thou hast brought me to greater honour then I had before: & thou returnyng hast comforted me on euery syde.

New Revised Standard
You will increase my honor, and comfort me once again.

Darby Translation
Thou wilt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Thou hast multiplied thi greet doyng; and thou conuertid hast coumfortid me.

Young's Literal Translation
Thou dost increase my greatness, And Thou surroundest -- Thou comfortest me,

World English Bible
Increase my honor, And comfort me again.

Revised Standard Version
Thou wilt increase my honor, and comfort me again.

Update Bible Version
You will increase my greatness, And turn again and comfort me.

Webster's Bible Translation
Thou wilt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side.

Bible in Basic English
You will make me greater than before, and give me comfort on every side.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
My lippes wolde fayne synge prayses vnto the:

New American Standard Bible (1995)
May You increase my greatness And turn to comfort me.

Legacy Standard Bible
May You increase my greatnessAnd turn to comfort me.

Contextual Overview

¹⁴ But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more. ¹⁵ My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof. ¹⁶ I will go in the strength of the Lord God : I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only. ¹⁷ O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works. ¹⁸ Now also when I am old and greyheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come. ¹⁹ Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee! 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. ²¹ Thou shalt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side. 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. ²³ My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

increase: Psalms 72:11, 2 Samuel 3:1, Isaiah 9:7, Isaiah 49:6, Revelation 11:15

comfort: Psalms 32:10, 2 Corinthians 1:4, 2 Corinthians 1:5, 2 Corinthians 2:14, 2 Corinthians 7:6, 2 Corinthians 7:13, 1 Thessalonians 3:9

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 22:19 - the Lord 1 Chronicles 17:8 - made thee 2 Chronicles 32:22 - guided Job 1:10 - about Psalms 86:17 - thou Psalms 138:7 - thou wilt

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Thou shalt increase my greatness,.... His temporal greatness, as he did, by crushing the rebellion of his son; returning him to his palace and family; and giving him rest from his enemies all around: and his spiritual greatness, by favouring him with his presence; by shedding abroad his love in his heart; by enlarging his experience; increasing his faith, causing his love to abound, and him to grow in every grace, and in the knowledge of Christ;

and comfort me on every side; by his Spirit, word, and ordinances; by his truths and promises; with his rod and staff; and with mercy, grace, and lovingkindness. The phrase denotes the abundance of comfort, which should come as it were from every quarter, and encompass him about.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Thou shalt increase my greatness - Thou wilt not merely restore me to my former condition, but wilt enlarge my happiness, and wilt do still greater things for me.

And comfort me on every side - literally, “Thou wilt turn thyself; thou wilt comfort me.” The word also means to surround; to encompass Genesis 2:11, Gen 2:13; 1 Kings 7:24; Psalms 18:5; and the idea here may be that God would “go around him,” or encircle him, and would thus comfort him. This idea is expressed in our common version. It was the confident assurance of entire, or complete consolation.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 71:21. Thou shalt increase my greatness — Thou wilt restore me to my throne and kingdom; and it shall be done in such a way that all shall see it was the hand of God; and I shall have the more honour on the account.

Comfort me on every side. — I shall have friends in all quarters; and the tribes on all sides will support me.