Psalm 71
Psalm 71 Meaning
Psalm 71 is the prayer of an aging believer who has trusted God from youth and asks not to be abandoned now that strength is failing. God has been his rock and refuge from birth.
He is determined to keep hoping and praising, and to declare God's might to the next generation, confident that God will revive him again.
Key verses from Psalm 71
“In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion.”
Psalm 71:1
“For thou art my hope, O Lord GOD: thou art my trust from my youth.”
Psalm 71:5
“Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.”
Psalm 71:9
“Now also when I am old and greyheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.”
Psalm 71:18
How Psalm 71 points to Jesus
Jesus is the refuge who holds His people from the womb to old age and beyond. In Him even our final years are held in hope, and death itself gives way to revival.