Tree of Life Version
Psalms 71:9
9Do not cast me away in the time of old age. When my strength fails, do not forsake me.
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 like an ominous sign to many, but You are my strong refuge. 8My mouth is filled with Your praise and with Your glory all day. Do not cast me away in the time of old age. When my strength fails, do not forsake me. 10For my enemies speak against me. Those who watch for my soul conspire together, 11saying: “God has forsaken him— Pursue and take him, for no one will deliver.”
Read all of Psalms 71Psalms 71:9 word by word
אַֽל־תַּ֭שְׁלִיכֵנִי לְעֵ֣ת זִקְנָ֑ה כִּכְל֥וֹת כֹּ֝חִ֗י אַֽל־תַּעַזְבֵֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 71:9
- Psalms 71:18So even until I am old and gray, O God, do not forsake me, till I tell of Your strong arm to the next generation, Your might to all who are to come.
- Psalms 92:13The righteous will flourish like a palm tree. He will grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
- Isaiah 46:4Even to your old age I will be the same, until you are gray I will carry you. I have done it; I will bear you; I will carry you; I will deliver you.
- 2 Timothy 1:12For this reason I also am suffering these things—but I am not ashamed, for I know in whom I have trusted and I am convinced He is able to safeguard what I have entrusted to Him until that Day.
- 2 Timothy 4:18The Lord will rescue me from every evil deed and will deliver me safely into His heavenly Kingdom. To Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
- Psalms 73:26My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
- Psalms 90:10The span of our years is seventy —or with strength, eighty— yet at best they are trouble and sorrow. For they are soon gone, and we fly away.
- 2 Samuel 19:35But Barzillai said to the king, “How many years are left of my life that I should go up with the king to Jerusalem?
- 2 Samuel 21:15Once again the Philistines made war with Israel, so David went down with his servants and fought against the Philistines. But David became weary.
- Ecclesiastes 12:1So remember your Creator in the days of your youth: before the days of misery come, and years draw near when you will 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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