Psalm 71:18

New International Reader's Version

God, don’t leave me even when I’m old and have gray hair. Let me live to tell my children about your power. Let me tell all of them about your mighty acts.

Cross References

Genesis 27:1

Isaac had become old. His eyes were so weak he couldn’t see anymore. One day he called for his older son Esau. He said to him, “My son.” “Here I am,” he answered.

Psalm 22:31

And they will tell people who have not yet been born, “The Lord has done what is right!”

Psalm 48:14

This God is our God for ever and ever. He will be our guide to the very end.

Psalm 71:9

Don’t push me away when I’m old. Don’t desert me when my strength is gone.

Psalm 78:4

We won’t hide them from our children. We will tell them to those who live after us. We will tell them what the Lord has done that is worthy of praise. We will talk about his power and the wonderful things he has done.

Psalm 78:6

Then those born later would know his laws. Even their children yet to come would know them. And they in turn would tell their children.

Exodus 13:8

On that day talk to your child. Say, ‘I’m doing this because of what the Lord did for me when I came out of Egypt.’

Isaiah 46:4

I will continue to carry you even when you are old. I will take good care of you even when your hair is gray. I have made you, and I will carry you. I will take care of you, and I will save you. I am the Lord.

Isaiah 51:9

Wake up, arm of the Lord! Wake up! Dress yourself with strength as if it were your clothes! Wake up, just as you did in the past. Wake up, as you did long ago. Didn’t you cut Rahab to pieces? Didn’t you stab that sea monster to death?

Isaiah 53:1

Who has believed what we’ve been saying? Who has seen the Lord’s saving power?

Acts 13:36

“David carried out God’s purpose while he lived. Then he died. He was buried with his people. His body rotted away.

1 Samuel 4:15

Eli was 98 years old. His eyes were so bad he couldn’t see.

1 Samuel 4:18

When the man spoke about the ark of God, Eli fell backward off his chair. He had been sitting by the side of the gate. When he fell, he broke his neck and died. He was old and fat. He had led Israel for 40 years.