Psalms 71

“In thee, O LORD , do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion.” The line’s distinctive content terms include confusion, LORD, trust. Its relationship to verses 2 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me.” Naming Deliver keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art…” The line’s distinctive content terms include commandment, continually, fortress. Its relationship to verses 2 and 4 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.” Naming Deliver keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“For thou art my hope, O Lord GOD : thou art my trust from my youth.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“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…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“I am as a wonder unto many; but thou art my strong refuge.” The line’s distinctive content terms include refuge, strong, wonder. Its relationship to verses 6 and 8 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day.” The line’s distinctive content terms include filled, honour, mouth. Its relationship to verses 7 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.” Naming Cast keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“Saying, God hath forsaken him: persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him.” Naming Saying keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“O God, be not far from me: O my God, make haste for my help.” The verse names God rather than leaving the action without a source. Watch whether the next line continues, answers, or contrasts that action.

“Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour…” The line’s distinctive content terms include adversaries, confounded, consumed. Its relationship to verses 12 and 14 shows what work it does in this passage.

“But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more.” The line’s distinctive content terms include continually, hope, praise. Its relationship to verses 13 and 15 shows what work it does in this passage.

“My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD : I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.” The verse names Lord rather than leaving the action without a source. Watch whether the next line continues, answers, or contrasts that action.

“O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.” The verse names God rather than leaving the action without a source. Watch whether the next line continues, answers, or contrasts that action.

“Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation…” The number one makes the report concrete. Ask whether it measures time, people, distance, repetition, or completeness before deciding what weight it carries.

“Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee!” Naming Thy keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Thou, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the…” Naming Thou keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Thou shalt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side.” Naming Thou keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“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…” The number one makes the report concrete. Ask whether it measures time, people, distance, repetition, or completeness before deciding what weight it carries.

“My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought unto…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.