Psalms 71:1

In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust,.... The Targum is,

"in thy Word;''

See Gill on Psa 31:1;

let me never be put to confusion; or "be ashamed"; see the note as before.

In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust - See the notes at Psa 25:2. Compare Psa 22:4-5; Psa 31:1. Let me never be put to confusion - Let me never be ashamed; that is, Let me not be so disappointed in the…

Two things in general David here prays for - that he might not be confounded and that his enemies and persecutors might be confounded.

I. He prays that he might never be made ashamed of his dependence…

The prayer of faith in the midst of danger. These verses are taken, with but little change, from Psa 31:1-3.