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17 You have taught me ever since I was young,
    and I still tell of your wonderful acts.
18 Now that I am old and my hair is gray,
    do not abandon me, O God!
Be with me while I proclaim your power and might
    to all generations to come.

19 Your righteousness, God, reaches the skies.
    You have done great things;
    there is no one like you.
20 You have sent troubles and suffering on me,
    but you will restore my strength;
    you will keep me from the grave.

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17 O God, from my youth you have taught me,
    and I still proclaim your wondrous deeds.(A)
18 So even to old age and gray hairs,
    O God, do not forsake me,
until I proclaim your might
    to all the generations to come.[a]
Your power(B) 19 and your righteousness, O God,
    reach the high heavens.

You who have done great things,
    O God, who is like you?(C)
20 You who have made me see many troubles and calamities
    will revive me again;
from the depths of the earth
    you will bring me up again.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. 71.18 Gk Compare Syr: Heb to a generation, to all who come

17 God, you have taught me since I was young,
and I still proclaim your wonderful works.
18 So now that I’m old, and my hair is gray,
don’t abandon me, God, till I have proclaimed
your strength to the next generation,
your power to all who will come,
19 your righteousness too, God,
which reaches to the heights.
God, you have done great things;
who is there like you?
20 You have made me see much trouble and hardship,
but you will revive me again
and bring me up from the depths of the earth.

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17-24 You got me when I was an unformed youth,
    God, and taught me everything I know.
Now I’m telling the world your wonders;
    I’ll keep at it until I’m old and gray.
God, don’t walk off and leave me
    until I get out the news
Of your strong right arm to this world,
    news of your power to the world yet to come,
Your famous and righteous
    ways, O God.
God, you’ve done it all!
    Who is quite like you?
You, who made me stare trouble in the face,
    Turn me around;
Now let me look life in the face.
    I’ve been to the bottom;
Bring me up, streaming with honors;
    turn to me, be tender to me,
And I’ll take up the lute and thank you
    to the tune of your faithfulness, God.
I’ll make music for you on a harp,
    Holy One of Israel.
When I open up in song to you,
    I let out lungsful of praise,
    my rescued life a song.
All day long I’m chanting
    about you and your righteous ways,
While those who tried to do me in
    slink off looking ashamed.

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17 Since my youth, God, you have taught(A) me,
    and to this day I declare your marvelous deeds.(B)
18 Even when I am old and gray,(C)
    do not forsake me, my God,
till I declare your power(D) to the next generation,
    your mighty acts to all who are to come.(E)

19 Your righteousness, God, reaches to the heavens,(F)
    you who have done great things.(G)
    Who is like you, God?(H)
20 Though you have made me see troubles,(I)
    many and bitter,
    you will restore(J) my life again;
from the depths of the earth(K)
    you will again bring me up.

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