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Psalm 71:17-19
New English Translation
Psalm 71:17-19
New English Translation
17 O God, you have taught me since I was young,
and I am still declaring[a] your amazing deeds.
18 Even when I am old and gray,[b]
O God, do not abandon me,
until I tell the next generation about your strength,
and those coming after me about your power.[c]
19 Your justice, O God, extends to the skies above;[d]
you have done great things.[e]
O God, who can compare to you?[f]
Footnotes
- Psalm 71:17 tn Heb “and until now I am declaring.”
- Psalm 71:18 tn Heb “and even unto old age and gray hair.”
- Psalm 71:18 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.
- Psalm 71:19 tn Heb “your justice, O God, [is] unto the height.” The Hebrew term מָרוֹם (marom, “height”) is here a title for the sky/heavens.sn Extends to the skies above. Similar statements are made in Pss 36:5 and 57:10.
- Psalm 71:19 tn Heb “you who have done great things.”
- Psalm 71:19 tn Or “Who is like you?”
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