I considered the days of old, the years long in the past.
Parallel translations
- WEB I have considered the days of old, the years of ancient times.
- KJV I have considered the days of old, the years of ancient times.
- NKJV I have considered the days of old, The years of ancient times.
- NASB I have considered the days of old, The years of long ago.
- NLT I think of the good old days, long since ended,
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Asaph turns his thoughts to the days of old and the years long past.
Overview
In his distress, the psalmist begins to look backward to God's former dealings. This deliberate remembering marks a turning point from despair toward hope. Recalling God's past faithfulness is a vital spiritual discipline, anchoring the troubled soul in what God has proven Himself to be.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- Deut 32:7Remember the days of old; consider the years long past. Ask your father, and he will tell you, your elders, and they will inform you.
- Isa 51:9Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD. Wake up as in days past, as in generations of old. Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced through the dragon?
- Ps 143:5I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your works; I consider the work of Your hands.
- Ps 44:1For the choirmaster. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. We have heard with our ears, O God; our fathers have told us the work You did in their days, in the days of old.
- Isa 63:9–15In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.
- Ps 74:12–18Yet God is my King from ancient times, working salvation on the earth.
- Mic 7:14–15Shepherd with Your staff Your people, the flock of Your inheritance. They live alone in a woodland, surrounded by pastures. Let them graze in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.
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