Psalms 71:9

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Do not reject me in my old age! When my strength fails, do not abandon me!

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אַֽל־תַּ֭שְׁלִיכֵנִי לְעֵ֣ת זִקְנָ֑ה כִּכְל֥וֹת כֹּ֝חִ֗י אֽ͏ַל־תַּעַזְבֵֽנִי׃

Transliteration

Not-tašlîkēnî to ʿēt ziqnāh at kiklôt kōḥî not-taʿazbēnî

Grammar Details

• *tašlîkēnî*: hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - 'cast me away'
• *ʿēt*: noun, feminine singular construct - 'time of'
• *ziqnāh*: noun, feminine singular - 'old age'
• *kiklôt*: qal infinitive construct - 'when fails'
• *kōḥî*: noun with 1st person singular suffix - 'my strength'
• *taʿazbēnî*: qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - 'forsake me'

Word Meanings

• *tašlîkēnî*: cast me away/throw me/discard me
• *ʿēt*: time/period/season
• *ziqnāh*: old age/advanced years
• *kiklôt*: when fails/when is consumed/when is spent
• *kōḥî*: my strength/my power/my ability
• *taʿazbēnî*: forsake me/abandon me/leave me

Referenced Verses

• Ps 71:18 : 18 Even when I am old and gray, O God, do not abandon me, until I tell the next generation about your strength, and those coming after me about your power.
• Isa 46:4 : 4 Even when you are old, I will take care of you, even when you have gray hair, I will carry you. I made you and I will support you; I will carry you and rescue you.
• Ps 90:10 : 10 The days of our lives add up to seventy years, or eighty, if one is especially strong. But even one’s best years are marred by trouble and oppression. Yes, they pass quickly and we fly away.
• Ps 92:13-15 : 13 Planted in the LORD’s house, they grow in the courts of our God. 14 They bear fruit even when they are old; they are filled with vitality and have many leaves. 15 So they proclaim that the LORD, my protector, is just and never unfair.
• Eccl 12:1-7 : 1 Fear God Now Because Old Age and Death Come Quickly So remember your Creator in the days of your youth– before the difficult days come, and the years draw near when you will say,“I have no pleasure in them”; 2 before the sun and the light of the moon and the stars grow dark, and the clouds disappear after the rain; 3 when those who keep watch over the house begin to tremble, and the virile men begin to stoop over, and the grinders begin to cease because they grow few, and those who look through the windows grow dim, 4 and the doors along the street are shut; when the sound of the grinding mill grows low, and one is awakened by the sound of a bird, and all their songs grow faint, 5 and they are afraid of heights and the dangers in the street; the almond blossoms grow white, and the grasshopper drags itself along, and the caper berry shrivels up– because man goes to his eternal home, and the mourners go about in the streets– 6 before the silver cord is removed, or the golden bowl is broken, or the pitcher is shattered at the well, or the water wheel is broken at the cistern– 7 and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the life’s breath returns to God who gave it.
• 2 Tim 1:12 : 12 Because of this, in fact, I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, because I know the one in whom my faith is set and I am convinced that he is able to protect what has been entrusted to me until that day.
• 2 Tim 4:18 : 18 The Lord will deliver me from every evil deed and will bring me safely into his heavenly kingdom. To him be glory for ever and ever! Amen.
• Ps 73:26 : 26 My flesh and my heart may grow weak, but God always protects my heart and gives me stability.
• 2 Sam 19:35 : 35 I am presently eighty years old. Am I able to discern good and bad? Can I taste what I eat and drink? Am I still able to hear the voices of male and female singers? Why should I continue to be a burden to my lord the king?
• 2 Sam 21:15-17 : 15 Israel Engages in Various Battles with the Philistines Another battle was fought between the Philistines and Israel. So David went down with his soldiers and fought the Philistines. David became exhausted. 16 Now Ishbi-Benob, one of the descendants of Rapha, had a spear that weighed three hundred bronze shekels, and he was armed with a new weapon. He had said that he would kill David. 17 But Abishai the son of Zeruiah came to David’s aid, striking the Philistine down and killing him. Then David’s men took an oath saying,“You will not go out to battle with us again! You must not extinguish the lamp of Israel!”