Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Do not cast me away when I am old; do not forsake me when my strength is gone. New Living Translation And now, in my old age, don’t set me aside. Don’t abandon me when my strength is failing. English Standard Version Do not cast me off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength is spent. Berean Standard Bible Do not discard me in my old age; do not forsake me when my strength fails. King James Bible Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth. New King James Version Do not cast me off in the time of old age; Do not forsake me when my strength fails. New American Standard Bible Do not cast me away at the time of my old age; Do not abandon me when my strength fails. NASB 1995 Do not cast me off in the time of old age; Do not forsake me when my strength fails. NASB 1977 Do not cast me off in the time of old age; Do not forsake me when my strength fails. Legacy Standard Bible Do not cast me off in the time of old age; Do not forsake me when my strength fails. Amplified Bible Do not cast me off nor send me away in the time of old age; Do not abandon me when my strength fails and I am weak. Christian Standard Bible Don’t discard me in my old age. As my strength fails, do not abandon me. Holman Christian Standard Bible Don’t discard me in my old age; as my strength fails, do not abandon me. American Standard Version Cast me not off in the time of old age; Forsake me not when my strength faileth. Contemporary English Version Don't throw me aside when I am old; don't desert me when my strength is gone. English Revised Version Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth. GOD'S WORD® Translation Do not reject me when I am old or abandon me when I lose my strength. Good News Translation Do not reject me now that I am old; do not abandon me now that I am feeble. International Standard Version Don't throw me away when I am old; do not abandon me when my strength fails. Majority Standard Bible Do not discard me in my old age; do not forsake me when my strength fails. NET Bible Do not reject me in my old age! When my strength fails, do not abandon me! New Heart English Bible Do not reject me in my old age. Do not forsake me when my strength fails. Webster's Bible Translation Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth. World English Bible Don’t reject me in my old age. Don’t forsake me when my strength fails. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionDo not cast me off at the time of old age, "" Do not forsake me according to the consumption of my power. Young's Literal Translation Cast me not off at the time of old age, According to the consumption of my power forsake me not. Smith's Literal Translation Thou wilt not cast me off to the time of old age; as my strength fails thou wilt not forsake me. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleCast me not off in the time of old age: when my strength shall fail, do not thou forsake me. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible Do not cast me aside in my old age; as my strength fails, do not forsake me. New Revised Standard Version Do not cast me off in the time of old age; do not forsake me when my strength is spent. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleCast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength fails. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Do not cast me off at the time of old age; when my power fails, do not leave me OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Cast me not off in the time of old age; When my strength faileth, forsake me not. Brenton Septuagint Translation Cast me not off at the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength fails. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context In You, O LORD, I Have Taken Refuge…8My mouth is filled with Your praise and with Your splendor all day long. 9Do not discard me in my 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 conspire,… Cross References Isaiah 46:4 Even to your old age, I will be the same, and I will bear you up when you turn gray. I have made you, and I will carry you; I will sustain you and deliver you. 2 Corinthians 4:16 Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day. Isaiah 41:10 Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand. Deuteronomy 31:6 Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or terrified of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.” Hebrews 13:5 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.” Isaiah 40:29-31 He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak. / Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall. / But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint. 2 Timothy 4:16-17 At my first defense, no one stood with me, but everyone deserted me. May it not be charged against them. / But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed, and all the Gentiles would hear it. So I was delivered from the mouth of the lion. Psalm 37:25 I once was young and now am old, yet never have I seen the righteous abandoned or their children begging for bread. 1 Peter 5:7 Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you. Isaiah 42:16 I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; I will guide them on unfamiliar paths. I will turn darkness into light before them and rough places into level ground. These things I will do for them, and I will not forsake them. 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me. / That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. Psalm 92:14 In old age they will still bear fruit; healthy and green they will remain, Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength. Lamentations 3:31-32 For the Lord will not cast us off forever. / Even if He causes grief, He will show compassion according to His abundant loving devotion. Matthew 28:20 and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Treasury of Scripture Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength fails. Cast Psalm 71:18 Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come. Psalm 92:13-15 Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God… Isaiah 46:4 And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you. old age. when Psalm 73:26 My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever. Psalm 90:10 The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away. 2 Samuel 19:35 I am this day fourscore 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? wherefore then should thy servant be yet a burden unto my lord the king? Jump to Previous Age Cast Consumption Faileth Fails Forsake Help Power Reject Spent Strength TimeJump to Next Age Cast Consumption Faileth Fails Forsake Help Power Reject Spent Strength TimePsalm 71 1. David, in confidence of faith, and experience of God's favor, prays both for himself, 10. and against the enemies of his soul 14. He promises constancy 17. He prays for perseverance 19. He praises God, and promises to do it cheerfully Do not discard me The plea "Do not discard me" reflects a deep yearning for God's continued presence and favor. The Hebrew root for "discard" is "zānach," which conveys a sense of being cast off or rejected. This word is often used in the Old Testament to describe God's rejection of those who have turned away from Him. Here, the psalmist is expressing a fear of abandonment, a common human concern, especially in times of vulnerability. Historically, this plea resonates with the covenant relationship between God and His people, where God promises never to forsake those who remain faithful to Him. The psalmist's cry is a reminder of the assurance found in God's unchanging nature and His steadfast love. in my old age when my strength fails Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Do notאַֽל־ (’al-) Adverb Strong's 408: Not discard me תַּ֭שְׁלִיכֵנִי (taš·lî·ḵê·nî) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 7993: To throw out, down, away in my old age; זִקְנָ֑ה (ziq·nāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2209: Old age do not אַֽל־ (’al-) Adverb Strong's 408: Not forsake me תַּעַזְבֵֽנִי׃ (ta·‘az·ḇê·nî) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 5800: To loosen, relinquish, permit when my strength כֹּ֝חִ֗י (kō·ḥî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 3581: A small reptile (of unknown species) fails. כִּכְל֥וֹת (kiḵ·lō·wṯ) Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 3615: To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent Links Psalm 71:9 NIVPsalm 71:9 NLT Psalm 71:9 ESV Psalm 71:9 NASB Psalm 71:9 KJV Psalm 71:9 BibleApps.com Psalm 71:9 Biblia Paralela Psalm 71:9 Chinese Bible Psalm 71:9 French Bible Psalm 71:9 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 71:9 Don't reject me in my old age (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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