Passage

Psalms 71.20

Book: Psalms · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"18. Yea, even when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not, Until I have declared thy strength unto the next generation, Thy might to every one that is to come. 19. Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high; Thou who hast done great things, O God, who is like unto thee?"

"20. Thou, who hast showed us many and sore troubles, Wilt quicken us again, And wilt bring us up again from the depths of the earth."

"21. Increase thou my greatness, And turn again and comfort me. 22. I will also praise thee with the psaltery, Even thy truth, O my God: Unto thee will I sing praises with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel." (Psalms 71:18-22, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"18. 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. 19. Your righteousness also, God, reaches to the heavens; you have done great things. God, who is like you?"

"20. You, who have shown us many and bitter troubles, you will let me live. You will bring us up again from the depths of the earth."

"21. Increase my honor, and comfort me again. 22. I will also praise you with the harp for your faithfulness, my God. I sing praises to you with the lyre, Holy One of Israel." (Psalms 71:18-22, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

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

"20. Thou, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth."

"21. Thou shalt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side. 22. I will also praise thee with the psaltery, even thy truth, O my God: unto thee will I sing with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel. ^{the psaltery: Heb. the instrument of psaltery}" (Psalms 71:18-22, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"18. And also unto old age and grey hairs, O God, forsake me not, Till I declare Thy strength to a generation, To every one that cometh Thy might. 19. And Thy righteousness, O God, [is] unto the heights, Because Thou hast done great things, O God, who [is] like Thee?"

"20. Because Thou hast showed me many and sad distresses, Thou turnest back, Thou revivest me, And from the depths of the earth, Thou turnest back, Thou bringest me up."

"21. Thou dost increase my greatness, And Thou surroundest, Thou comfortest me, 22. I also thank Thee with a vessel of psaltery, Thy truth, O my God, I sing to Thee with a harp, O Holy One of Israel," (Psalms 71:18-22, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Quoted in

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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