King James Version

Psalms 71:9

Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.

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אַֽלalnotאַלparticle, negative — “not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.תַּ֭שְׁלִיכֵנִיtashlikhenithrowשָׁלַךְverb, hiphil, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “throw”, a wish or indirect commandH7993to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)adventure, cast (away, down, forth, off, out), hurl, pluck, throw.לְעֵ֣תleetto whenעֵתpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “to when”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6256time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.[phrase] after, (al-) ways, [idiom] certain, [phrase] continually, [phrase] evening, long, (due) season, so (long) as, (even-, evening-, noon-) tide, (meal-), what) time, when.זִקְנָ֑הziqnaholdזִקְנָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “old”, the ordinary formH2209old ageold (age).כִּכְל֥וֹתkikhlotas ceaseכָּלָהpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “as cease”, the to-form of the verbH3615to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume)accomplish, cease, consume (away), determine, destroy (utterly), be (when... were) done, (be an) end (of), expire, (cause to) fail, faint, finish, fulfil, [idiom] fully, [idiom] have, leave (off), long, bring to pass, wholly reap, make cle…כֹּ֝חִ֗יkochiforceכֹּחַnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “force”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3581vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizardability, able, chameleon, force, fruits, might, power(-ful), strength, substance, wealth.אַֽלalnotאַלparticle, negative — “not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.תַּעַזְבֵֽנִיtaazvenicommit selfעָזַבverb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “commit self”, a wish or indirect commandH5800to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.commit self, fail, forsake, fortify, help, leave (destitute, off), refuse, [idiom] surely.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Cast me not off in the time of old age; when my strength faileth, forsake me not.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Cast me not off in the time of old age; Forsake me not when my strength faileth.

Young’s Literal Translation

Cast me not off at the time of old age, According to the consumption of my power forsake me not.

World English Bible

Don’t reject me in my old age. Don’t forsake me when my strength fails.

Darby Translation

Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.

Douay-Rheims

Before him the Ethiopians shall fall down: and his enemies shall lick the ground.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Cast me not off in the time of old age; when my strength faileth, forsake me not.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Cast me not off at the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength fails.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μὴ ἀποῤῥίψῃς με εἰς καιρὸν γήρους, ἐν τῷ ἐκλείπειν τὴν ἰσχύν μου μὴ ἐγκαταλίπῃς με.