Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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
All day long I praise you and proclaim your glory.
9
Do not forsake me when my strength fails.
Cross References
Psalm 71:18
And even when I am old and gray, O God, do not forsake me, until I declare your strength to this generation, your power to all who are to come.
Isaiah 46:4
Even in your old age with gray hair I am he, I am he who will support you. I have made you and I will bear your burden (take care of you). I will sustain (support) (strengthen) you and I will rescue you (keep you safe).
2 Samuel 19:35
I am already eighty years old. Nothing gives me pleasure any more. I cannot taste what I eat and drink. I cannot hear the voices of singers. I would only be a burden to my lord the king.
2 Samuel 21:15-17
Once again there was a battle between the Philistines and Israel. David and his men went to fight the Philistines. David became exhausted.
Psalm 73:26
My flesh and my heart fail: God is the strength of my heart, and my portion forever.
Psalm 90:10
The days of our lives are seventy or eighty years if we are in good health. But the best of them bring trouble and misery. Indeed, they are soon gone, and we fly away.
Psalm 92:13-15
They are planted in Jehovah's house. They blossom in our God's courtyards.
Ecclesiastes 12:1-7
Remember your Creator (Hebrew: Bara', plural, Creators denotes majesty) (Ge 1:26) in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years draw near. You will say: I have no pleasure in them.
2 Timothy 1:12
It is for this reason that I suffer these things. But I am still full of confidence, because I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that he is able to keep safe until that day what he has entrusted to me.
2 Timothy 4:18
The Lord will deliver me from every evil work. He will save me to his heavenly kingdom. To him is the glory forever and ever. Amen.