In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion.
Psalm 71:1 belongs with Psalms 69-72, a group that sets human frailty and need alongside God's strength, love, and mercy. It belongs to about B.C. 1042 at Jerusalem when David was about 44 years old, after his wars were over and he had rest from his enemies, when as he reflected on God's goodness he determined out of gratitude to build a house for the Lord. It means putting trust in the Lord. It states the leading thought of God's promises to David.
The psalm to which the verse belongs expresses thankfulness for deliverance from trials. It points to Christ as the greater David. David shows this trust by receiving God's word through Nathan that God had taken him from a humble position to rule Israel and had cared for him in all his doings, that David's son and not David would build the house for the Lord, and that if his son did wickedly he would be punished but the throne would not be taken from him and given to another house as with Saul, because the kingship of David's house would be forever, a promise fulfilled in Christ.
Trusting in the Lord in the verse means trusting in the Son of Mary as a strong refuge when forsaken, slandered, and accused by cruel tongues, and having trusted is walking in integrity before God who knows the person altogether. The prayer never to be put to confusion asks God to come and judge and vindicate, longing for the judgment seat of Christ and his coming as the time of clearing rather than fear.
Psalm 71:1 belongs with Psalms 69-72, a group that sets human frailty and need alongside God's strength, love, and mercy. It belongs to about B.C. 1042 at Jerusalem when David was about 44 years old, after his wars were over and he had rest from his enemies, when as he reflected on God's goodness he determined out of gratitude to build a house for the Lord. It means putting trust in the Lord. It states the leading thought of God's promises to David.
The psalm to which the verse belongs expresses thankfulness for deliverance from trials. It points to Christ as the greater David. David shows this trust by receiving God's word through Nathan that God had taken him from a humble position to rule Israel and had cared for him in all his doings, that David's son and not David would build the house for the Lord, and that if his son did wickedly he would be punished but the throne would not be taken from him and given to another house as with Saul, because the kingship of David's house would be forever, a promise fulfilled in Christ.
Trusting in the Lord in the verse means trusting in the Son of Mary as a strong refuge when forsaken, slandered, and accused by cruel tongues, and having trusted is walking in integrity before God who knows the person altogether. The prayer never to be put to confusion asks God to come and judge and vindicate, longing for the judgment seat of Christ and his coming as the time of clearing rather than fear.