New King James Version
Psalms 71:9
9Do not cast me off in the time of old age; Do not forsake me when my strength fails.
Psalms 71:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.
- New International Version (NIV)Do not cast me away when I am old; do not forsake me when my strength is gone.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Do not cast me off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength is spent.
- New Living Translation (NLT)And now, in my old age, don’t set me aside. Don’t abandon me when my strength is failing.
Context of Psalms 71:9
7I have become as a wonder to many, But You are my strong refuge. 8Let my mouth be filled with Your praise And with Your glory all the day. Do not cast me off in the time of old age; Do not forsake me when my strength fails. 10For my enemies speak against me; And those who lie in wait for my life take counsel together, 11Saying, “God has forsaken him; Pursue and take him, for there is none to deliver him.”
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אַֽל־תַּ֭שְׁלִיכֵנִי לְעֵ֣ת זִקְנָ֑ה כִּכְל֥וֹת כֹּ֝חִ֗י אַֽל־תַּעַזְבֵֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 71:9
- Psalms 71:18Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, do not forsake me, Until I declare Your strength to this generation, Your power to everyone who is to come.
- Psalms 92:13Those who are planted in the house of the Lord Shall flourish in the courts of our God.
- Isaiah 46:4Even to your old age, I am He, And even to gray hairs I will carry you! I have made, and I will bear; Even I will carry, and will deliver you.
- 2 Timothy 1:12For this reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day.
- 2 Timothy 4:18And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work and preserve me for His heavenly kingdom. To Him be glory forever and ever. Amen!
- Psalms 73:26My flesh and my heart fail; But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
- Psalms 90:10The days of our lives are seventy years; And if by reason of strength they are eighty years, Yet their boast is only labor and sorrow; For it is soon cut off, and we fly away.
- 2 Samuel 19:35I am today eighty years old. Can I discern between the good and bad? Can your servant taste what I eat or what I drink? Can I hear any longer the voice of singing men and singing women? Why then should your servant be a further burden to my lord the king?
- 2 Samuel 21:15When the Philistines were at war again with Israel, David and his servants with him went down and fought against the Philistines; and David grew faint.
- Ecclesiastes 12:1Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth, Before the difficult days come, And the years draw near when you say, “I have no pleasure in them”:
Commentaries on Psalms 71:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Cast me not off in the time of old age - The original might be translated and paraphrased thus: "Thou wilt not cast me off till the time of old age; and according to the failure of my flesh, thou wilt not forsake me." My expectation of rest and happiness will not be deferred till the time that I shall be an aged man, Thou wilt not withdraw thy presence from me as my flesh decays, and as my natural strength abates; but, on the contrary, as my outward man…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Cast me not off in the time of old age - When old age comes with its infirmities; its weaknesses; its trials. When my strength fails me; when my eyes grow dim; when my knees totter; when my friends have died; when I am no longer able to labor for my support; when the buoyant feelings of earlier years are no more; when my old companions and associates are gone, and I am left alone. Thou who didst watch over me in infancy; who didst guard me in childhood…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9The poet prays for continued fellowship with God (see Psalm 9:10; 51:11). In his weakness, the poet needs the Lord's strength even more (see Psalm 143:7).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-96-9. His history from early infancy illustrated God's care, and his wonderful deliverances were at once occasions of praise and ground of confidence for the future. my praise ... of thee--literally, "in" or "by Thee" (Psa 22:25).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 71
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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