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Psalms 71:6

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 continually of thee.

KJV

Descendet sicut pluvia in vellus, et sicut stillicidia stillantia super terram.

Vulgate

καὶ καταβήσεται ὡς ὑετὸς ἐπὶ πόκον, καὶ ὡσεὶ σταγόνες στάζουσαι ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν.

LXX

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 continually of thee.

ASV

עָלֶ֤י/ךָ נִסְמַ֬כְתִּי מִ/בֶּ֗טֶן מִ/מְּעֵ֣י אִ֭מִּ/י אַתָּ֣ה גוֹזִ֑/י בְּ/ךָ֖ תְהִלָּתִ֣/י תָמִֽיד

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אַתָּ֣ה
'th
pronoun · 1088×
וֹ
v
noun · 220×
וֹ
v
noun · 58×
י
y
noun · 72×
י
y
pronoun · 1×
י
y
noun · 32×
סָמַ֤ךְ
smk
verb · 48×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
תָּמִ֔יד
tmyd
noun · 104×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Sam 7:12 — Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, Hitherto hath the LORD helped us.
  • Gal 1:15 — But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me by his grace,
  • Isa 44:2 — Thus saith the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen.
  • Isa 44:24 — Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;
  • Isa 46:3 — Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb:
  • Isa 46:3 — Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb:
  • Isa 49:1 — Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.
  • Isa 49:5 — And now, saith the LORD that formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the LORD, and my God shall be
  • Jer 1:5 — Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
  • Jer 3:4 — Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me, My father, thou art the guide of my youth?
  • Luke 1:31 — And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
  • Prov 8:17 — I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
  • Ps 22:9 — But thou art he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mother’s breasts.
  • Ps 22:9 — But thou art he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mother’s breasts.
  • Ps 34:1 — I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
  • Ps 34:1 — I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
  • Ps 71:14 — But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more.
  • Ps 71:14 — But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more.
  • Ps 119:117 — Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.
  • Ps 138:8 — The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O LORD, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.
  • Ps 139:13 — For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb.
  • Ps 139:15 — My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
  • Ps 145:1 — I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.
  • Ps 145:2 — Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever.