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And evenוְגַםtoעַדold ageזִקְנָהand gray hair,וְשֵׂיבָהElohim,אֱלֹהִיםdo notאַלabandon me,תַּעַזְבֵנִיuntilעַדI declareאַגִּידyour armזְרוֹעֲךָto the generation,לְדוֹרto allלְכָלwho are to come,יָבוֹאyour might.גְּבוּרָתֶךָ
Psalms 71:18
Study it in the app“And even to old age and gray hair, Elohim, do not abandon me, until I declare your arm to the generation, to all who are to come, your might.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 71:18, word by word
- old ageזִקְנָהzikna
old age
Old age.
Where else “zikna” appears- and gray hairשֵׂיבָהseva
old age, gray hair
Old age; gray hair.
Where else “seva” appears- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- abandon meתַּעַזְבֵtaazve
forsake
To turn one's back on YHWH, someone or a place.
Where else “taazve” appears- I declareאַגִּידagid
declare
To announce what God does or will do.
Where else “agid” appears- your armזְרוֹעֲzeroa
arm
The limb between shoulder and hand; in an animal, the shoulder.
Where else “zeroa” appears- to the generationדוֹרdor
generation
The people of the same time.
Where else “dor” appears- who are to comeיָבוֹאyavo
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavo” appears- your mightגְּבוּרָתֶgevurate
strength
Strength of body or spirit to face something.
Where else “gevurate” appears
Translation note
“Your arm”: your strength, what you have done with power.
The context
17Elohim, you have taught me from my youth, and until now I declare your wonders.
18 · This verse (above)
19And your righteousness, Elohim, reaches to the heights, you who have done great things; Elohim, who is like you?