Psalms 71:18 meaning and explanation

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, Berean Standard Bible

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The speaker is an older man, likely in the temple community, who has trusted God since birth and now faces enemies who claim God has abandoned him. In verse 18 he asks not for comfort in retirement but for time and strength to finish a task: telling the next generation about God's power.

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