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Psalms 71:18 — Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I…
“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.”
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The verses around Psalms 71:18.
16I will go in the strength of the Lord God: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.
17O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.
18Now 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.
19Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee!
20Thou, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth.
Verse explanation
“Grayheaded” marks this as one of the few psalms clearly prayed by someone already elderly. The fear is not of death itself, but of dying before he can tell the next generation what God has done.
From the Psalms 71 study in Bible in Stories.
Psalms 71:18 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
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.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Agora tambem, quando estou velho e de cabellos brancos, não me desampares, ó Deus, até que tenha annunciado a tua força a esta geração, e o teu poder a todos os vindouros.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
E agora, que estou velho e de cabelos grisalhos, não me desampares, Deus; enquanto eu não tiver anunciado a força de teu braço a [esta] geração, e teu poder a todos que vierem.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Aunque estoy viejo y lleno de cabellos blancos, por favor, no me abandones. Déjame contarle a la nueva generación sobre tu poder. Déjame decirle a todos los que vienen sobre las grandes cosas que tú haces.
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More verses about old age
- Psalms 92:14They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing;
- Isaiah 46:4And 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…
- Proverbs 16:31The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.
- Psalms 71:9Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.
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