Psalm 71:9

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Don't throw me aside when I am old; don't desert me when my strength is gone.

Cross References

Isaiah 46:4

I will still be the same when you are old and grey, and I will take care of you. I created you. I will carry you and always keep you safe.

2 Timothy 1:12

That's why I am suffering now. But I am not ashamed! I know the one I have faith in, and I am sure that he can guard until the last day what he has trusted me with.

Psalm 71:18

Don't leave me when I am old and my hair turns grey. Let me tell future generations about your mighty power.

Psalm 90:10

We can expect seventy years, or perhaps eighty, if we are healthy, but even our best years bring trouble and sorrow. Suddenly our time is up, and we disappear.

2 Timothy 4:18

The Lord will always keep me from being harmed by evil, and he will bring me safely into his heavenly kingdom. Praise him for ever and ever! Amen.

Psalm 73:26

My body and mind may fail, but you are my strength and my choice for ever.

2 Samuel 19:35

I'm already eighty years old, and my body is almost numb. I can't taste my food or hear the sound of singing, and I would be nothing but a burden.