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Psalms 71:9 — Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my…
“Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.”
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The verses around Psalms 71:9.
7I am as a wonder unto many; but thou art my strong refuge.
8Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day.
9Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.
10For mine 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.
Verse explanation
“The time of old age” shows that this psalm is prayed by someone who has lived long and fears being abandoned right when his strength begins to fail — a rare portrait, within the Psalter, of a prayer prayed in old age.
From the Psalms 71 study in Bible in Stories.
Psalms 71:9 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Não me rejeites no tempo da velhice; não me desampares, quando se fôr acabando a minha força.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Não me rejeites no tempo da velhice; não me desampares quando minha força se acabar;
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
No me rechaces ahora que estoy envejeciendo. Cuando mi fuerza se acabe, por favor, no me abandones.
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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.
- Leviticus 19:32Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the Lord.
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