Passing The Faith Along

We have here The Prayer Of The Aged Believer, who, in holy confidence of faith, strengthened by a long and remarkable experience, pleads against his enemies, and asks further blessings for himself. Anticipating a gracious reply, he promises to magnify the Lord exceedingly.

Division.

The first four verses are faith's cry for help; the next four are a testimony of experience.

From Psalms 71:9-13, the aged saint pleads against his foes, and then rejoices in hope,

Psalms 71:14-16. He returns to prayer again

in Psalms 71:17-18, repeats the confident hopes which cheered his soul, Psalms 71:19-21;

and then he closes with the promise of abounding in thanksgiving.

Throughout, this Psalm may be regarded as the utterance of struggling, but unstaggering, faith.

The Treasury of David.

I want us to look for a moment at verses 17-20

17 O God, You have taught me from my youth, And I still declare Your wondrous deeds. 18 And even when I am old and gray, O God, do not forsake me, Until I declare Your strength to this generation, Your power to all who are to come. 19 For Your righteousness, O God, reaches to the heavens, You who have done great things; O God, who is like You? 20 You who have shownme many troubles and distresses Will reviveme again, And will bringme up againfrom the depths of the earth.