Psalm 71:18 {70:18}
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And unto old age and grey hairs: O God, forsake me not, Until I shew forth thy arm to all the generation that is to come: Thy power,

Now

Psalm 71:9 Cast me not off in the time of old age: when my strength shall fail, do not thou forsake me.

Genesis 27:1 Now Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, and he could not see: and he called Esau, his elder son, and said to him: My son? And he answered: Here I am.

1 Samuel 4:15,18 Now Heli was ninety and eight years old, and his eyes were dim, and he could not see. . . .

Isaiah 46:4 Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel who are carried by my bowels, are borne up by my womb.

when I am old and grey-headed [heb.

Psalm 78:4,6 They have not been hidden from their children, in another generation. Declaring the praises of the Lord, and his powers, and his wonders which he hath done. . . .

Psalm 145:4,5 Generation and generation shall praise thy works: and they shall declare thy power. . . .

Exodus 13:8,14-17 And thou shalt tell thy son in that day, saying: This is what the Lord did to me when I came forth out of Egypt. . . .

1 Chronicles 29:10 And he blessed the Lord before all the multitude, and he said: Blessed art thou, O Lord the God of Israel, our father from eternity to eternity.

Acts 13:36 For David, when he had served in his generation, according to the will of God, slept: and was laid unto his fathers and saw corruption.

strength [heb.

Isaiah 51:9 Arise, arise, put on strength, O thou arm of the Lord, arise as in the days of old, in the ancient generations. Hast not thou struck the proud one, and wounded the dragon?

Isaiah 53:1 Who a hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed?

Context
In You, O LORD, I Have Taken Refuge
17Thou hast taught me, O God, from my youth: and till now I will declare thy wonderful works. 18And unto old age and grey hairs: O God, forsake me not, Until I shew forth thy arm to all the generation that is to come: Thy power,19And thy justice, O God, even to the highest great things thou hast done: O God, who is like to thee?…
Cross References
Psalm 22:31
There shall be declared to the Lord a generation to come: and the heavens shall shew forth his justice to a people that shall be born, which the Lord hath made.

Psalm 71:9
Cast me not off in the time of old age: when my strength shall fail, do not thou forsake me.

Psalm 78:4
They have not been hidden from their children, in another generation. Declaring the praises of the Lord, and his powers, and his wonders which he hath done.

Psalm 78:6
That another generation might know them. The children that should be born and should rise up, and declare them to their children.

Psalm 119:8
I will keep thy justifications: O! do not thou utterly forsake me.

Isaiah 46:4
Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel who are carried by my bowels, are borne up by my womb.

Lexicon
Even
וְגַ֤ם (wə·ḡam)
Conjunctive waw | Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

when I am old
זִקְנָ֨ה ׀ (ziq·nāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2209: Old age

and gray,
וְשֵׂיבָה֮ (wə·śê·ḇāh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7872: Hoary head, old age

do not
אַֽל־ (’al-)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 408: Not

forsake me,
תַּעַ֫זְבֵ֥נִי (ta·‘az·ḇê·nî)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 5800: To loosen, relinquish, permit

O God,
אֱלֹהִ֪ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

until
עַד־ (‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

I proclaim
אַגִּ֣יד (’ag·gîḏ)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 5046: To be conspicuous

Your power
זְרוֹעֲךָ֣ (zə·rō·w·‘ă·ḵā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2220: The arm, the foreleg, force

to the next generation,
לְד֑וֹר (lə·ḏō·wr)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1755: A revolution of time, an age, generation, a dwelling

Your might
גְּבוּרָתֶֽךָ׃ (gə·ḇū·rā·ṯe·ḵā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1369: Force, valor, victory

to all
לְכָל־ (lə·ḵāl)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every

who are to come.
יָ֝ב֗וֹא (yā·ḇō·w)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go


Additional Translations
Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, until I proclaim Your power to the next generation, Your might to all who are to come.Now also when I am old and gray headed, O God, forsake me not; until I have showed your strength to this generation, and your power to every one that is to come.

Yea, even when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not, Until I have declared thy strength unto the next generation, Thy might to every one that is to come.

even until I am old and advanced in years. O God, forsake me not; until I shall have declared thine arm to all the generation that is to come:

Now also, when I am old and greyheaded, O God, forsake me not, until I have proclaimed thine arm unto [this] generation, thy might to every one that is to come.

Yea, even when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have declared thy strength unto the next generation, thy might to every one that is to come.

Now also when I am old and gray-headed, O God, forsake me not; until I have shown thy strength to this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.

Yes, even when I am old and gray-haired, God, don't forsake me, until I have declared your strength to the next generation, your might to everyone who is to come.

And also unto old age and grey hairs, O God, forsake me not, Till I declare Thy strength to a generation, To every one that cometh Thy might.
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