Psalms 71:18

71:17 O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.

Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come. when: Heb. unto old age and gray hairs thy strength: Heb. thine arm

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Yes, even when I am old and gray-haired, God, don’t forsake me, until I have declared your strength to the next generation, your might to everyone who is to come.

Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.

Now also when I am old and gray headed, O God, forsake me not; until I have showed your strength to this generation, and your power to every one that is to come.

71:19 Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee!

What does Psalms 71:18 mean?

Psalms 71:18 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include עַד (ʻad), זִקְנָה (ziqnâh), שֵׂיבָה (sêybâh).

Hebrew interlinear

Now

also

whenעַדʻad/ad/H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)

oldזִקְנָהziqnâh/zik-naw'/H2209old age

and

grayheaded,שֵׂיבָהsêybâh/say-baw'/H7872old age

God,אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîym/el-o-heem'/H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative

forsakeעָזַבʻâzab/aw-zab'/H5800to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.

not;

until

have

shewedנָגַדnâgad/naw-gad'/H5046properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praise

thy

strengthזְרוֹעַzᵉrôwaʻ/zer-o'-ah/H2220the arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg; figuratively, force

unto

this

generation,דּוֹרdôwr/dore/H1755properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling

and

thy

powerגְּבוּרָהgᵉbûwrâh/gheb-oo-raw'/H1369force (literally or figuratively); by implication, valor, victory

every

one

that

come.בּוֹאbôwʼ/bo/H935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

when:

Heb.

unto

old

age

and

gray

hairs

thy

strength:

Heb.

thine

arm

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Affliction, Consolation Under Missionaries, All Christians Should Be As Old Age Zeal, Religious

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 71:18.

1 Samuel 4:13

And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a seat by the wayside watching: for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and told it, all the city cried out.

Genesis 24:27

And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master's brethren.

Isaiah 46:4

And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.

Judges 2:12

And they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, which brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the people that were round about them, and bowed themselves unto them, and provoked the LORD to anger.

Ruth 2:11

And Boaz answered and said unto her, It hath fully been shewed me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother in law since the death of thine husband: and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come unto a people which thou knewest not heretofore.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 71:18 say?

Psalms 71:18 (King James Version) reads: "Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come. when: Heb. unto old age and gray hairs thy strength: Heb. thine arm"

Is Psalms 71:18 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 71:18 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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