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Psalm 71:9–16

9 Do not cast me off in the atime of old age;

Do not forsake me when my strength fails.

10 For my enemies have spoken 1against me;

And those who awatch for my 2life bhave consulted together,

11 Saying, “aGod has forsaken him;

Pursue and seize him, for there is bno one to deliver.”

12 O God, ado not be far from me;

O my God, bhasten to my help!

13 Let those who are adversaries of my soul be aashamed and consumed;

Let them be bcovered with reproach and dishonor, who cseek 1to injure me.

14 But as for me, I will ahope continually,

And will 1bpraise You yet more and more.

15 My amouth shall tell of Your righteousness

And of bYour salvation all day long;

For I cdo not know the 1sum of them.

16 I will come awith the mighty deeds of the Lord 1God;

I will bmake mention of Your righteousness, Yours alone.

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Psalm 71:9–16 — The New International Version (NIV)

Do not cast me away when I am old;

do not forsake me when my strength is gone.

10 For my enemies speak against me;

those who wait to kill me conspire together.

11 They say, “God has forsaken him;

pursue him and seize him,

for no one will rescue him.”

12 Do not be far from me, my God;

come quickly, God, to help me.

13 May my accusers perish in shame;

may those who want to harm me

be covered with scorn and disgrace.

14 As for me, I will always have hope;

I will praise you more and more.

15 My mouth will tell of your righteous deeds,

of your saving acts all day long—

though I know not how to relate them all.

16 I will come and proclaim your mighty acts, Sovereign Lord;

I will proclaim your righteous deeds, yours alone.

Psalm 71:9–16 — English Standard Version (ESV)

Do not cast me off in the time of old age;

forsake me not when my strength is spent.

10 For my enemies speak concerning me;

those who watch for my life consult together

11 and say, “God has forsaken him;

pursue and seize him,

for there is none to deliver him.”

12 O God, be not far from me;

O my God, make haste to help me!

13 May my accusers be put to shame and consumed;

with scorn and disgrace may they be covered

who seek my hurt.

14 But I will hope continually

and will praise you yet more and more.

15 My mouth will tell of your righteous acts,

of your deeds of salvation all the day,

for their number is past my knowledge.

16 With the mighty deeds of the Lord God I will come;

I will remind them of your righteousness, yours alone.

Psalm 71:9–16 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Cast me not off in the time of old age;

Forsake me not when my strength faileth.

10 For mine enemies speak against me;

And they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,

11 Saying, God hath forsaken him:

Persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him.

12 O God, be not far from me:

O my God, make haste for my help.

13 Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul;

Let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt.

14 But I will hope continually,

And will yet praise thee more and more.

15 My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness

And thy salvation all the day;

For I know not the numbers thereof.

16 I will go in the strength of the Lord God:

I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.

Psalm 71:9–16 — New Living Translation (NLT)

And now, in my old age, don’t set me aside.

Don’t abandon me when my strength is failing.

10 For my enemies are whispering against me.

They are plotting together to kill me.

11 They say, “God has abandoned him.

Let’s go and get him,

for no one will help him now.”

12 O God, don’t stay away.

My God, please hurry to help me.

13 Bring disgrace and destruction on my accusers.

Humiliate and shame those who want to harm me.

14 But I will keep on hoping for your help;

I will praise you more and more.

15 I will tell everyone about your righteousness.

All day long I will proclaim your saving power,

though I am not skilled with words.

16 I will praise your mighty deeds, O Sovereign Lord.

I will tell everyone that you alone are just.

Psalm 71:9–16 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Do not cast me off in the time of old age;

Do not forsake me when my strength fails.

10 For my enemies speak against me;

And those who lie in wait for my life take counsel together,

11 Saying, “God has forsaken him;

Pursue and take him, for there is none to deliver him.”

12 O God, do not be far from me;

O my God, make haste to help me!

13 Let them be confounded and consumed

Who are adversaries of my life;

Let them be covered with reproach and dishonor

Who seek my hurt.

14 But I will hope continually,

And will praise You yet more and more.

15 My mouth shall tell of Your righteousness

And Your salvation all the day,

For I do not know their limits.

16 I will go in the strength of the Lord God;

I will make mention of Your righteousness, of Yours only.

Psalm 71:9–16 — New Century Version (NCV)

Do not reject me when I am old;

do not leave me when my strength is gone.

10 My enemies make plans against me,

and they meet together to kill me.

11 They say, “God has left him.

Go after him and take him,

because no one will save him.”

12 God, don’t be far off.

My God, hurry to help me.

13 Let those who accuse me

be ashamed and destroyed.

Let those who are trying to hurt me

be covered with shame and disgrace.

14 But I will always have hope

and will praise you more and more.

15 I will tell how you do what is right.

I will tell about your salvation all day long,

even though it is more than I can tell.

16 I will come and tell about your powerful works, Lord God.

I will remind people that only you do what is right.

Psalm 71:9–16 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Cast me not off in the time of old age;

Forsake me not when my strength faileth.

10 For mine enemies speak concerning me;

And they that watch for my soul take counsel together,

11 Saying, God hath forsaken him:

Pursue and take him; for there is none to deliver.

12 O God, be not far from me;

O my God, make haste to help me.

13 Let them be put to shame and consumed that are adversaries to my soul;

Let them be covered with reproach and dishonor that seek my hurt.

14 But I will hope continually,

And will praise thee yet more and more.

15 My mouth shall tell of thy righteousness,

And of thy salvation all the day;

For I know not the numbers thereof.

16 I will come with the mighty acts of the Lord Jehovah:

I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.

Psalm 71:9–16 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth. 10 For mine enemies speak against me, and they that watch for my soul consult together, 11 Saying, God hath forsaken him; pursue and seize him, for there is none to deliver. 12 O God, be not far from me; my God, hasten to my help. 13 Let them be ashamed, let them be consumed, that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt.

14 But as for me, I will hope continually, and will praise thee yet more and more. 15 My mouth shall declare thy righteousness, and thy salvation all the day: for I know not the numbers thereof. 16 I will go in the might of the Lord Jehovah; I will recall thy righteousness, thine alone.

Psalm 71:9–16 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Do not reject me when I am old 

or abandon me when I lose my strength. 

10 My enemies talk about me. 

They watch me as they plot to take my life. 

11 They say, “God has abandoned him. 

Pursue him and grab him because there is no one to rescue him.” 

12 O God, do not be so distant from me. 

O my God, come quickly to help me. 

13 Let those who accuse me come to a shameful end. 

Let those who want my downfall be covered 

with disgrace and humiliation. 

14 But I will always have hope. 

I will praise you more and more. 

15 My mouth will tell about your righteousness, 

about your salvation all day long. 

Even then, it is more than I can understand. 

16 I will come with the mighty deeds of the Almighty Lord

I will praise your righteousness, yours alone. 

Psalm 71:9–16 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Don’t discard me in my old age;

as my strength fails, do not abandon me.

10 For my enemies talk about me,

and those who spy on me plot together,

11 saying, “God has abandoned him;

chase him and catch him,

for there is no one to rescue him.”

12 God, do not be far from me;

my God, hurry to help me.

13 May my adversaries be disgraced and destroyed;

may those who seek my harm

be covered with disgrace and humiliation.

14 But I will hope continually

and will praise You more and more.

15 My mouth will tell about Your righteousness

and Your salvation all day long,

though I cannot sum them up.

16 I come because of the mighty acts of the Lord God;

I will proclaim Your righteousness, Yours alone.

Psalm 71:9–16 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Do not cast me off in the time of old age;

do not forsake me when my strength is spent.

10 For my enemies speak concerning me,

and those who watch for my life consult together.

11 They say, “Pursue and seize that person

whom God has forsaken,

for there is no one to deliver.”

12 O God, do not be far from me;

O my God, make haste to help me!

13 Let my accusers be put to shame and consumed;

let those who seek to hurt me

be covered with scorn and disgrace.

14 But I will hope continually,

and will praise you yet more and more.

15 My mouth will tell of your righteous acts,

of your deeds of salvation all day long,

though their number is past my knowledge.

16 I will come praising the mighty deeds of the Lord God,

I will praise your righteousness, yours alone.

Psalm 71:9–16 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Do not cast me away in the time of old age;

when my strength fails do not abandon me.

10 For my enemies talk concerning me,

and those who watch for my life conspire together,

11 saying, “His God has abandoned him.

Pursue and seize him, because there is no deliverer.”

12 O God, do not be far from me.

My God, hurry to help me.

13 Let them be ashamed; let them perish

who are my adversaries.

Let them wrap themselves with scorn and disgrace

who seek my harm.

14 But as for me, I will hope continually

and increase your praise.

15 My mouth will tell of your righteousness,

your salvation all day long,

though I do not know the full sum of them.

16 I will come in to tell the mighty deeds of Lord Yahweh.

I will make known your righteousness, yours only.

Psalm 71:9–16 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Don’t push me away when I’m old.

Don’t desert me when my strength is gone.

10 My enemies speak against me.

Those who want to kill me get together and make evil plans.

11 They say, “God has deserted him.

Go after him and grab him.

No one will save him.”

12 God, don’t stay so far away from me.

My God, come quickly and help me.

13 May those who bring charges against me die in shame.

May those who want to harm me

be covered with shame and dishonor.

14 But I will always have hope.

I will praise you more and more.

15 I will say that what you have done is right.

All day long I will talk about how you have saved your people.

It is more than I can understand.

16 Lord and King, I will come and announce your mighty acts.

I will announce that you alone do what is right.


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