Psalms 70-71

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by: Lowell Harrup

03/01/2026

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It does not seem extraordinary to have two Psalms together with almost the same theme. In both, David, the probable writer, is crying out for help. But in Ps. 71 we recognize his time of life; he is old. And so we have the prayer of an old, gray man, vs 17-19. He has not lost his purpose in life. He is certainly praying for his own deliverance, but his reason is clear. His prayer is, vs 18, 19, “Even when I am old and gray, O God, do not forsake me until I declare your strength to this generation, your power to all who are to come.”  Nothing greater can be given to the next generation than the knowledge and experience of God’s power.

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It does not seem extraordinary to have two Psalms together with almost the same theme. In both, David, the probable writer, is crying out for help. But in Ps. 71 we recognize his time of life; he is old. And so we have the prayer of an old, gray man, vs 17-19. He has not lost his purpose in life. He is certainly praying for his own deliverance, but his reason is clear. His prayer is, vs 18, 19, “Even when I am old and gray, O God, do not forsake me until I declare your strength to this generation, your power to all who are to come.”  Nothing greater can be given to the next generation than the knowledge and experience of God’s power.

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