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Psalms 71:7
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I have been as a portent to many, but you are my strong refuge.
I am become as it were a monster vnto many: but thou art my sure trust.
I am like a miraculous sign to many,and you are my strong refuge.
I am a marvel to many, But you are my strong refuge.
You are my source of strength, so I have been an example to others.
I am as a wonder to many, For You are my strong refuge.
I am as a wonder unto many; But thou art my strong refuge.
Many people think of me as something evil. But you are my mighty protector,
To many, I am an amazing example; but you are strong protection for me.
I am as a wonder unto many; but Thou art my strong refuge.
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.
I am become as it were a wonder to many: but thou art my strong helper.
I am as a wonder unto many; but thou art my strong refuge.
I have become a portent to many, but You are my strong refuge.
I have become a wonder to many, but you are my strong refuge.
I am like a wonder to many, but You are my strong tower.
I am an example to many people, because you are my strong protection.
Many are appalled when they see me, but you are my secure shelter.
I have become as a wonder to many, But You are my strong refuge.
My life is an example to many, because you have been my strength and protection.
I have become a wonder and surprise to many. For You are my strong safe place.
A very wonder, have I been unto many, Seeing that, thou, hast been my strong refuge,
(70-7) I am become unto many as a wonder, but thou art a strong helper.
I am as a wonder to many; but thou art my strong refuge.
My life has been an example to many, because you have been my strong defender.
I have become a marvel to many, For You are my strong refuge.
I am become as it were a monster vnto many: but my sure trust is in thee.
I have been like a portent to many, but you are my strong refuge.
I have been as a wonder unto many; but thou art my strong refuge.
My syngyng is euere in thee; Y am maad as a greet wonder to many men; and thou art a strong helpere.
As a wonder I have been to many, And Thou [art] my strong refuge.
I am a marvel to many, But you are my strong refuge.
I have been as a portent to many; but thou art my strong refuge.
I am as a wonder to many; But you are my strong refuge.
I am as a wonder to many; but thou [art] my strong refuge.
I am a wonder to all; but you are my strong tower.
Oh let my mouth be fylled with thy prayse & honoure all the daye loge.
I have become a marvel to many, For You are my strong refuge.
I have become a marvel to many,For You are my strong refuge.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
as a wonder: Kemopaton, "as a prodigy," my low estate: - my slaying the lion and bear, - conquering the Philistine, - escaping the fury of Saul, - being raised to the throne of Israel, - enduring such uncommon trials and afflictions, - and experiencing such wonderful deliverances.
These all mark me out as the subject of "wonder unto many; but Thou art my strong Refuge." Isaiah 8:18, Zechariah 3:6, Luke 2:34, Acts 4:13, 1 Corinthians 4:9, 2 Corinthians 4:8-12, 2 Corinthians 6:8-10
thou art: Psalms 62:7, Psalms 142:4, Psalms 142:5, Jeremiah 16:19
Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 22:3 - my refuge Isaiah 52:14 - many Zechariah 3:8 - for Matthew 27:14 - marvelled Mark 15:5 - Pilate Acts 9:21 - amazed Acts 16:25 - and the Hebrews 10:33 - made
Gill's Notes on the Bible
I am as a wonder unto many,.... To the multitude, to the populace, or "to the great" u and mighty; and indeed to both: which respects not his wonderful preservation from the womb, he had before observed; nor his being in a wonderful manner raised to the throne of Israel; nor the wonderful things and amazing exploits done by him, and victories he obtained; nor the wonderful instances of divine grace and goodness to him; but rather the forlorn and distressed state and condition he was now in, being obliged to quit his palace, and flee from the face of his son, accompanied only with a few of his servants; and so was a shocking sight, a spectacle, as the apostle says of himself, to others, to the world, to angels, and to men, 1 Corinthians 4:9; so the Messiah and his children are said to be set for signs and wonders, Isaiah 8:18; and Joshua and his fellows to be men wondered at, Zechariah 3:8; as the saints are by themselves, that they should partake of such favours; and by the angels, that they should be the objects of electing, redeeming, calling, adopting, justifying, and pardoning grace; and by the world, that they should choose to suffer affliction and reproach for Christ, bear it with so much patience, and be supported, and thrive under it; see 2 Corinthians 6:8;
but thou [art] my strong refuge; or "my refuge of strength" w; his refuge and strength, as in Psalms 46:1; his refuge, to which he betook himself, when refuge failed him, and no man cared for him, and which he found to be a strong one, and in it safety.
u לרבים "multis vel magnis", Piscator; so Ainsworth. w מחסי עז "refugium meum roboris", Gejerus.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
I am as a wonder unto many - The word here rendered “wonder” - מופת môphêth - means properly a miracle, a prodigy; then things that are suited to excite wonder or admiration; then, a sign, a token. See the notes at Isaiah 8:18. The meaning here is, that the course of things in regard to him - the divine dealings toward him - had been such as to excite attention; to strike the mind as something unusual, and out of the common course, in the same way that miracles do. This might be either from the number and the character of the calamities which had come upon him; or from the narrow escapes which he had had from death; or from the frequency of the divine intervention in his behalf; or from the abundant mercies which had been manifested toward him. The connection makes it probable that he refers to the unusual number of afflictions which had come upon him, and the frequency of the divine interpositions in his behalf when there was no other refuge, and no other hope.
But thou art my strong refuge - See the notes at Psalms 18:2. That is, God had been his Protector, his hiding-place.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 71:7. I am as a wonder unto many — I am כמופת kemopheth, "as a portent," or "type:" I am a typical person; and many of the things that happen to me are to be considered in reference to him of whom I am a type. But he may mean I am a continual prodigy. My low estate, my slaying the lion and the bear, conquering the Philistine, escaping the fury of Saul, and being raised to the throne of Israel, are all so many wonders of thy providence, and effects of thy power and grace.
