Psalms 71:16

“I will go in the strength of the Lord God, etc.] Go on praising him, as he had determined to do in the preceding verses; not in his own strength, knowing that his heart was not always disposed aright or prepared and fit for such service; and that though the daily continuance of favours required constant praise, yet he needed always the aids of divine grace to raise his affection and song: or “I will go into the strengths of the Lord God” f967; the power of God is expressed in the plural number, to show the greatness of it, which is as a garrison to the believer; (see <600105>1 Peter 1:5); a strong hold, a strong tower, a strong habitation, as in (<197103>Psalm 71:3); into which he goes by…”

“I will go in the strength of the Lord God - In my future journey through life; in my trials; in my duties; in my conflicts; in my temptations. Admonished in the past of my own weakness, and remembering how often God has interposed, I will hereafter lean only on his arm, and not trust to my own strength. But thus leaning on his arm, I “will” go confidently to meet the duties and the trials of life. If one has the strength of God to lean on, or can use that strength “as if” it were his own, there is no duty which he may not discharge; no trial which he may not bear. The Hebrew here is, “I will come with the mighty deeds (more literally, “strengths”) of the Lord God.” The word is used to denote…”

“Make mention - To support and comfort myself with the remembrance of it. Righteousness - Of thy faithfulness in making good all thy promises. Psalms 71:19”

“I will go: Psa 29:11; Deu 33:25; Isa 40:31, Isa 45:24, Isa 45:25; Zac 10:12; Eph 3:16, Eph 6:10; Phi 4:13; Ti2 2:1 I will make: Isa 26:13, Isa 63:7 thy righteousness: Psa 71:2, Psa 71:15, Psa 71:19, Psa 71:24, Psa 51:14; Mat 6:33; Rom 1:17, Rom 3:21, Rom 10:3; Phi 3:9; Th2 1:6 Psalms 71:17”