Psalms 71:17-19

71:17 O God, you have taught me since I was young,

and I am still declaring ¹  your amazing deeds.

71:18 Even when I am old and gray, ² 

O God, do not abandon me,

until I tell the next generation about your strength,

and those coming after me about your power. ³ 

71:19 Your justice, O God, extends to the skies above; ⁴ 

you have done great things. ⁵ 

O God, who can compare to you? ⁶ 

[71:17]  ¹ tn Heb “and until now I am declaring.”

[71:18]  ² tn Heb “and even unto old age and gray hair.”

[71:18]  ³ tn Heb “until I declare your arm to a generation, to everyone who comes your power.” God’s “arm” here is an anthropomorphism that symbolizes his great strength.

[71:19]  ³ tn Heb “your justice, O God, [is] unto the height.” The Hebrew term מָרוֹם (marom, “height”) is here a title for the sky/heavens.

[71:19]  ⁴ tn Heb “you who have done great things.”

[71:19]  ⁵ tn Or “Who is like you?”