Psalm 71:9

9 Non rigettarmi al tempo della vecchiezza, non abbandonarmi quando le mie forze declinano.

Psalm 71:9 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 71:9

Cast me not off in the time of old age
The Lord never casts off nor casts away his people, whom he foreknew; they are near unto him; they are on his heart, and are engraven on the palms of his hands; and they shall never be removed from his heart's love, nor out of his arms, nor out of his covenant, and shall always be the objects of his care: he bears and carries them to old age, and even to hoary hairs: the Lord had been the guide of David's youth, and his trust then, ( Psalms 71:5 ) ; and now he desires he would be the staff of his old age; at which age he was when Absalom rebelled against him;

forsake me not when my strength faileth:
as it does when old age comes on; then the keepers of the house tremble, and the strong men bow themselves, and especially at death, when flesh and heart fail; but God will never forsake his people, neither in youth nor in old age, neither in life nor at death.

Psalm 71:9 In-Context

7 Io son per molti come un prodigio, ma tu sei il mio forte ricetto.

8 Sia la mia bocca ripiena della tua lode, e celebri ogni giorno la tua gloria!

9 Non rigettarmi al tempo della vecchiezza, non abbandonarmi quando le mie forze declinano.

10 Perché i miei nemici parlan di me, e quelli che spiano l’anima mia cospirano assieme,

11 dicendo: Iddio l’ha abbandonato; inseguitelo e prendetelo, perché non c’è alcuno che lo liberi.