71:18 Even when I am old and gray, 1
O God, do not abandon me,
until I tell the next generation about your strength,
and those coming after me about your power. 2
78:4 we will not hide from their 3 descendants.
We will tell the next generation
about the Lord’s praiseworthy acts, 4
about his strength and the amazing things he has done.
1 tn Heb “and even unto old age and gray hair.”
2 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.
3 tn The pronominal suffix refers back to the “fathers” (“our ancestors,” v. 3).
4 tn Heb “to a following generation telling the praises of the