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Psalms 71:17
O God, You have taught me from my youth, and to this day I proclaim Your marvelous deeds.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses God directly, describing a continuous pattern of receiving instruction in early life and responding with public declaration in the present. The statement bridges the psalmist's youthful formation with his current, ongoing witness.
The words — The Hebrew לִמַּדְתָּנִי (limmadtanî) translates literally as "You have taught me," while מִנְּעוּרַי (minneʿûray) means "from my youth." These terms ground the verse's claim in a specific, lifelong sequence of divine instruction and human response.
The thread — The psalmist's present proclamation of God's deeds directly anticipates the request in Psalms 71:18 to continue declaring God's power to future generations when old. The theme of God's teaching shaping the psalmist's conduct also appears in Psalms 119:102.
Why it lands — The text establishes that public witness flows from prior divine instruction, not independent achievement. It requires the reader to identify where God's teaching has formed their understanding and to respond with consistent, outward declaration.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.
Cross-references
- Psalms 119:9 How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to Your word.
- Psalms 71:5 For You are my hope, O Lord GOD, my confidence from my youth.
- Psalms 119:102 I have not departed from Your ordinances, for You Yourself have taught me.
- Deuteronomy 4:5 See, I have taught you statutes and ordinances just as the LORD my God has commanded me, so that you may follow them in the land that you are about to enter and possess.
- 1 Samuel 17:36 Your servant has killed lions and bears; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God.”
- 2 Samuel 4:9 But David answered Rechab and his brother Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, “As surely as the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress,
- Psalms 26:7 to raise my voice in thanksgiving and declare all Your wonderful works.
- Psalms 66:16 Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will declare what He has done for me.
- 2 Samuel 22:1 And David sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.
- 1 Chronicles 16:4 David appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, to celebrate, to give thanks, and to praise the LORD, the God of Israel.