O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.
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Gill's Exposition
O God, thou hast taught me from my youth,.... The corruption of human nature; the weakness and impotence of it, to everything that is spiritually good; and the need of continual strength and grace…
Barnes' Notes
O God, thou hast taught me from my youth - See Psa 71:5-6. That is, God had guided and instructed him from his earliest years. He had made known to him his own being and perfections; he had made his…
David is here in a holy transport of joy and praise, arising from his faith and hope in God; we have both together Psa 71:14, where there is a sudden and remarkable change of his voice; his fears are…
Past mercies are the ground of hope alike for the Psalmist and for the nation.
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