- when:
- "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} + "The daysª of our yearsª [are] threescore²° years² and ten;ª¹ and if¹ by reason of strengthª [they be] fourscoreª years,ª yet [is] their strengthª labourª and sorrow;ª for¹ it is soonª cut off,ª° and we fly away.ª°" {Psa 90:10} + "I¹ [am] this dayª fourscoreª yearsª old:ª [and] can I discernª° between¹ goodª and evil?ª can¹ thy servantª tasteª°¹ whatª I eatª° or whatª I drink?ª° can¹ I hearª° any more¹ the voiceª of singing menª° and singing women?ª° wherefore¹ then should thy servantª be¹ yet¹ a burdenª unto¹ my lordª the king?ª" {2Sm 19:35} + "Moreover the Philistinesª had¹ yet warª again with¹ Israel;ª and Davidª went down,ª° and his servantsª with¹ him, and fought²° against¹¹ the Philistines:ª and Davidª waxed faint.ª° ... But Abishaiª the sonª of Zeruiahª succouredª° him, and smoteª°¹ the Philistine,ª and killedª° him. Then¹ the men²¹ of Davidª swareª° unto him, saying,ª° Thou shalt goª° no¹ more¹ out with us to battle,ª that thou quenchª° not¹¹ the lightª of Israel.ª" {2Sm 21:15-17} + "Rememberª° now¹ thy Creatorª° in the daysª of thy youth,ª while¹¹ the evilª daysª comeª° not,¹ nor the yearsª draw nigh,ª° when¹ thou shalt say,ª° I have no¹ pleasureª in them; ... Then shall the dustª returnª° to¹ the earthª as it was:¹¹ and the spiritª shall returnª° unto¹ Godª who¹ gaveª° it." {Ecc 12:1-7}
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