¹⁸ what the wise have declared,
    hiding nothing received from their ancestors^(A)

⁸ “Ask the former generation^(A)
    and find out what their ancestors learned,

¹⁹ The living, the living—they praise^(A) you,
    as I am doing today;
parents tell their children^(B)
    about your faithfulness.

¹⁸ Even when I am old and gray,^(A)
    do not forsake me, my God,
till I declare your power^(B) to the next generation,
    your mighty acts to all who are to come.^(C)

¹⁰ The gray-haired and the aged^(A) are on our side,
    men even older than your father.^(B)