Parallel Verses
Amplified
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.
New American Standard Bible
Do not forsake me when my strength fails.
King James Version
Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.
Holman Bible
as my strength fails, do not abandon me.
International Standard Version
Don't throw me away when I am old; do not abandon me when my strength fails.
A Conservative Version
Cast me not off in the time of old age. Forsake me not when my strength fails.
American Standard Version
Cast me not off in the time of old age; Forsake me not when my strength faileth.
Bible in Basic English
Do not give me up when I am old; be my help even when my strength is gone.
Darby Translation
Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.
Julia Smith Translation
Thou wilt not cast me off to the time of old age; as my strength fails thou wilt not forsake me.
King James 2000
Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength fails.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Do not cast me away in the time of old age; when my strength fails do not abandon me.
Modern King James verseion
Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength fails.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Cast me not away in mine old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth me.
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.
The Emphasized Bible
Do not cast me off in the time of old age, When my vigour faileth, do not forsake me;
Webster
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
Cast me not off at the time of old age, According to the consumption of my power forsake me not.
Themes
Consolation under Affliction » Under the infirmities of age
Decrepitude » Ps 71; ec 12 general references to » Prayer concerning
Long life » Examples of vigorous » Feebleness in
Long life » Old age ps 71; ec 12 » Prayer concerning
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 71:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Prayer To God The Rock Of Refuge
8
My mouth is filled with Your praise
And with Your glory all day long.
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.
For my enemies have spoken against me;
Those who watch for my life have consulted together,
Cross References
Psalm 71:18
And even when I am old and gray-headed, O God, do not abandon me,
Until I declare Your [mighty] strength to this generation,
Your power to all who are to come.
Isaiah 46:4
Even to your old age I am He,
And even to your advanced old age I will carry you!
I have made you, and I will carry you;
Be assured I will carry you and I will save you.
2 Samuel 19:35
I am this day eighty years old. Can I [be useful to advise you to] discern between good and bad? Can your servant taste what I eat or drink? Can I still hear the voices of singing men and women? Why then should your servant be an added burden to my lord the king?
2 Samuel 21:15-17
Now the Philistines were at war again with Israel. David went down with his servants, and as they fought against the Philistines, David became weary.
Psalm 73:26
My flesh and my heart may fail,
But God is the rock and strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Psalm 90:10
The days of our life are
Or even, if because of strength, eighty years;
Yet their pride [in additional years] is only labor and sorrow,
For it is soon gone and we fly away.
Psalm 92:13-15
Planted in the house of the Lord,
They will flourish in the courts of our God.
Ecclesiastes 12:1-7
Remember [thoughtfully] also your Creator in the days of your youth [for you are not your own, but His], before the evil days come or the years draw near when you will say [of physical pleasures], “I have no enjoyment and delight in them”;
2 Timothy 1:12
This is why I suffer as I do. Still, I am not ashamed; for I know Him [and I am personally acquainted with Him] whom I have believed [with absolute trust and confidence in Him and in the truth of His deity], and I am persuaded [beyond any doubt] that He is able to guard that which I have entrusted to Him until
2 Timothy 4:18
The Lord will rescue me from every evil assault, and He will bring me safely into His heavenly kingdom; to Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.