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Berean Standard Bible

“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.”

Psalms 71:18

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The writer of this psalm is old and looks back on a lifetime of relying on God from youth. Enemies and hardship have not disappeared with age.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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.

World English Bible (WEB)

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.

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Now when I am old and grey-headed, O God, give me not up; till I have made clear your strength to this generation, and your power to all those to come.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y aun hasta la vejez y las canas; oh Dios, no me desampares, hasta que denuncie tu brazo á la posteridad, tus valentías á todos los que han de venir.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Y ahora que estoy viejo y canoso, no me abandones, oh Dios. Déjame contarle a esta nueva generación, y a los que vienen después de mí, de todos tus poderosos milagros.

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