Bible Strands
Psalms 71:1
In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses Yahweh directly, framing a plea for deliverance that immediately continues into the next verse's request for rescue by justice.
The words — The Hebrew חָסִ֑יתִי (cha.Si.ti) means "I have taken refuge," paired with אֵב֥וֹשָׁה ('e.Vo.o.shah), "I be ashamed," modified by אַל־ ('al-), "may not," and לְ/עוֹלָֽם\׃ (le./'o.Lam), "forever."
The thread — The psalmist's plea for refuge and avoidance of shame appears in Psalms 31:1 and Psalms 25:2, while Psalms 22:5 references a past pattern of those who cried out and trusted without disappointment.
Why it lands — The text demands a present posture of reliance on God's protection against disgrace, requiring the reader to acknowledge dependence rather than self-sufficiency.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion.
Cross-references
- Psalms 31:1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; save me by Your righteousness.
- Psalms 25:2 in You, my God, I trust. Do not let me be put to shame; do not let my enemies exult over me.
- Psalms 22:5 They cried out to You and were set free; they trusted in You and were not disappointed.
- 1 Peter 2:6 For it stands in Scripture: “See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
- Jeremiah 17:18 Let my persecutors be put to shame, but do not let me be put to shame. Let them be terrified, but do not let me be terrified. Bring upon them the day of disaster and shatter them with double destruction.
- Psalms 125:1 A song of ascents. Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion. It cannot be moved; it abides forever.
- Isaiah 45:17 But Israel will be saved by the LORD with an everlasting salvation; you will not be put to shame or humiliated, to ages everlasting.
- 1 Chronicles 5:20 And because they cried out to God in battle, they were helped against their enemies, and the Hagrites and all their allies were delivered into their hands. Because they put their trust in God, He answered their prayers.
- Psalms 146:5 Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,
- 2 Kings 18:5 Hezekiah trusted in the LORD, the God of Israel. No king of Judah was like him, either before him or after him.