⁸ “Just ask the previous generation.
    Pay attention to the experience of our ancestors.

¹⁸ And it is confirmed by the reports of wise men
    who have heard the same thing from their fathers—

⁷ Remember the days of long ago;
    think about the generations past.
Ask your father, and he will inform you.
    Inquire of your elders, and they will tell you.

¹⁹ Only the living can praise you as I do today.
    Each generation tells of your faithfulness to the next.

³     stories we have heard and known,
    stories our ancestors handed down to us.
⁴ We will not hide these truths from our children;
    we will tell the next generation
about the glorious deeds of the Lord,
    about his power and his mighty wonders.

¹ O God, we have heard it with our own ears—
    our ancestors have told us
of all you did in their day,
    in days long ago:

“I am young and you are old,
    so I held back from telling you what I think.
⁷ I thought, ‘Those who are older should speak,
    for wisdom comes with age.’