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 Our days may come to seventy years,^(A)
    or eighty,^(B) if our strength endures;
yet the best of them are but trouble and sorrow,^(C)
    for they quickly pass, and we fly away.^(D)

¹² Teach us to number our days,^(A)
    that we may gain a heart of wisdom.^(B)

¹⁴ They will still bear fruit^(A) in old age,
    they will stay fresh and green,

⁹ Do not cast^(A) me away when I am old;^(B)
    do not forsake^(C) me when my strength is gone.