- and David waxed faint:
- "And now,¹ behold,¹ the LORDª hath kept me alive,ª°¹ as¹ he said,ª° these¹ fortyª and fiveª years,ª even sinceª¹ the LORDª spakeª°¹ this¹ wordª unto¹ Moses,ª while¹ [the children of] Israelª wanderedª° in the wilderness:ª and now,¹ lo,¹ I¹ [am] this dayª fourscoreª and fiveª yearsª old.ª ... As yet¹ I [am as] strongª this dayª as¹ [I was] in the dayª that Mosesª sentª° me: as my strengthª [was] then,¹ even so [is] my strengthª now,¹ for war,ª both to go out,ª° and to come in.ª°" {Jsh 14:10-11} + "Cast me not offª°¹ in the timeª of old age;ª forsakeª° me not¹ when my strengthª faileth.ª°" {Psa 71:9} + "Now also¹ whenª I am oldª and grayheaded,ª O God,ª forsakeª° me not;¹ until¹ I have shewedª° thy strengthª unto [this] generation,ª [and] thy powerª to every one¹ [that] is to come.ª°" {Psa 71:18} + "My fleshª and my heartª faileth:ª° [but] Godª [is] the strengthª of my heart,ª and my portionª for ever.ª" {Psa 73:26} + "In the dayª when the keepersª° of the houseª shall tremble,ª°¹ and the strongª men²¹ shall bow²° themselves,¹ and the grindersª° ceaseª° because¹ they are few,ª° and those that look¹ out²° of the windowsª be darkened,ª°" {Ecc 12:3} + "Hast thou not¹ known?ª° hast thou not¹ heard,ª° [that] the everlastingª God,ª the LORD,ª the Creatorª° of the endsª of the earth,ª faintethª° not,¹ neither¹ is weary?ª° [there is] no¹ searchingª of his understanding.ª ... Even the youthsª shall faintª° and be weary,ª° and the young menª shall utterly²° fall:ª°" {Isa 40:28-30} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORD,ª Let not¹ the wiseª [man] gloryª° in his wisdom,ª neither¹ let the mightyª [man] gloryª° in his might,ª let not¹ the richª [man] gloryª° in his riches:ª ... But¹¹ let him that gloriethª° gloryª° in this,¹ that he understandethª° and knowethª° me, that¹ I¹ [am] the LORDª which exerciseª° lovingkindness,ª judgment,ª and righteousness,ª in the earth:ª for¹ in these¹ [things] I delight,ª° saithª° the LORD.ª" {Jer 9:23-24} + "Forª allª fleshª [is] asª grass,ª andª allª the gloryª of manª asª the flowerª of grass.ª The¹ grassª withereth,ª° andª the¹ flowerª thereofª falleth away:ª° ... But²¹ the¹ wordª of the Lordª endurethª° for² ever.ª¹ Andª thisª isª° the¹ wordª which² by the gospel is preachedª° untoª you.ª" {1Pe 1:24-25}
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