Revised Webster's Bible
Psalms 71:9
9Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.
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 King James Version (NKJV)Do not cast me off in the time of old age; Do not forsake me when my strength fails.
Context of Psalms 71:9
7I am as a wonder to many; but thou art my strong refuge. 8Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day. Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth. 10For my enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together, 11Saying, God hath forsaken him: persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him .
Read all of Psalms 71Psalms 71:9 word by word
אַֽל־תַּ֭שְׁלִיכֵנִי לְעֵ֣ת זִקְנָ֑ה כִּכְל֥וֹת כֹּ֝חִ֗י אַֽל־תַּעַזְבֵֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 71:9
- Psalms 71:18Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shown thy strength to this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.
- Psalms 92:13Those that are planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God.
- Isaiah 46:4And even to your old age I am he; and even to gray hairs will I carry you : I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you .
- 2 Timothy 1:12For which cause 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 that which I have committed to him until that day.
- 2 Timothy 4:18And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me to his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
- Psalms 73:26My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.
- Psalms 90:10The days of our years are seventy years; and if by reason of strength they are eighty years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.
- 2 Samuel 19:35I am this day eighty years old: and can I discern between good and evil? can thy servant taste what I eat or what I drink? can I hear any more the voice of singing men and singing women? why then should thy servant be yet a burden to my lord the king?
- 2 Samuel 21:15Moreover the Philistines had yet war again with Israel; and David went down, and his servants with him, and fought against the Philistines: and David became faint.
- Ecclesiastes 12:1Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw near, when thou shalt 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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