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John Gill
INTRODUCTION TO Psalms 71 This psalm is without a title, but is thought to be David's: the Septuagint and Vulgate Latin versions, and all the Oriental ones, ascribe it to him; and both the subject and style show it to be his. According to the title of the Syriac version, it was composed by him when Saul made war against the house of David; but this is not likely, since it was written by him in...
John Gill
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 from Christ, to go to him for righteousness and strength, life and salvation, and to walk by faith on him; the doctrine of justification by the righteousness of Christ, and the insufficiency of his own;...
Matthew Henry
David penned this psalm in his old age, as appears by several passages in it, which makes many think that it was penned at the time of Absalom's rebellion; for that was the great trouble of his later days. It might be occasioned by Sheba's insurrection, or some trouble that happened to him in that part of his life of which it was foretold that the sword should not depart from his house. But he is...
Charles H. Spurgeon
O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works. I pray very earnestly for you young people, and I beg you to pray for yourselves, that you may have the great privilege of being able to say, with the psalmist, “O God, thou hast taught me from my youth.” They make good scholars who go to school early, and keep at school long, and have such a blessed...
Charles H. Spurgeon
I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only. O God, thou hast taught me from my youth. Here is the same kind of argument again: “ O Lord, I went to school to thee, so I must teach others what thou hast taught me.”
Charles H. Spurgeon
And hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works. “Thou madest me a preacher, and I have stuck to my word. Hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.’”