Connect Psalm 71:20 with another scripture about God's deliverance and restoration. Troubles Are Real, But So Is God’s Promise “Though You have shown me many troubles and misfortunes, You will revive me again; even from the depths of the earth You will bring me back up.” • A frank admission: hardship is not denied, it is faced head-on. • The psalmist’s certainty: God “will revive” and “will bring me back up.” Future-tense hope rests on God’s proven faithfulness. • “From the depths of the earth” pictures the lowest imaginable place—death, despair, utter ruin. The promise reaches that far down. Linked Scripture: The Same Pattern in 2 Corinthians 1:10 “He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us again. On Him we have set our hope that He will yet again deliver us.” • Past: “He has delivered us” (proven record). • Present: “He will deliver us again” (ongoing care). • Future: “He will yet again deliver us” (confident expectation). • The New-Testament believer echoes the psalmist: God’s deliverance is not a one-time event but a continuing pattern grounded in His character. Shared Themes Between the Two Passages • Past faithfulness fuels present confidence. – Psalm 71:20 looks back at “many troubles.” – 2 Corinthians 1:10 recalls “such a deadly peril.” • Resurrection imagery. – “Revive me again… bring me back up” (Psalm 71:20). – “God, who raises the dead” (2 Colossians 1:9, context). • Repetition of deliverance. – “Again” appears twice in Psalm 71:20. – Paul repeats “deliver” three times in 2 Corinthians 1:10. • Hope anchored in God’s unchanging nature, not shifting circumstances. Snapshots of Restoration Throughout Scripture • Jonah 2:6 —“You… brought my life up from the pit.” • Joel 2:25 —“I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten.” • Psalm 34:19 —“Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him out of them all.” • 1 Peter 5:10 —“After you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace… will Himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.” Living Out the Truth Today • Remember specific times God has already rescued you; let those memories ignite fresh confidence. • Speak future-tense faith: “He will revive me again… He will deliver me again.” • When circumstances feel like “the depths of the earth,” refuse despair; God’s arm is long enough to reach the pit. • Encourage fellow believers with this trajectory: hardship → divine intervention → renewed life and purpose. The same God who revived the psalmist and repeatedly rescued Paul is still writing stories of deliverance and restoration—again and again. |
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