Psalms 71:9

“Cast me not off in the time of old age, etc.] 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, (<197105>Psalm 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…”

“Cast me not off in the time of old age - When old age comes with its infirmities; its weaknesses; its trials. When my strength fails me; when my eyes grow dim; when my knees totter; when my friends have died; when I am no longer able to labor for my support; when the buoyant feelings of earlier years are no more; when my old companions and associates are gone, and I am left alone. Thou who didst watch over me in infancy; who didst guard me in childhood and youth; who hast defended me in manhood; who hast upheld me in the days of sickness, danger, bereavement, trouble - do thou not leave me when, in advanced years, I have special need of thy care; when I have reason to apprehend that there…”

“71:9-18 The aging believer turns to the Lord for hope. As questions from his adversaries get under his skin and his own strength fails, he asks God to answer his prayers. He does not seek answers to prayer for himself but so that he can tell the story to the next generation. 71:9 The poet prays for continued fellowship with God (see 9:10; 51:11). In his weakness, he needs the Lord’s strength even more (see 143:7).”

“Cast: Psa 71:18, Psa 92:13-15; Isa 46:4; Ti2 1:12, Ti2 4:18 old age: This determines the period when this Psalm was composed; for it was in David's old age that the rebellion of Absalom took place. when: Psa 73:26, Psa 90:10; Sa2 19:35, Sa2 21:15-17; Ecc 12:1-7 Psalms 71:10”