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Psalm 71:15–18

15 My mouth shall tell of Your righteousness

And Your salvation all the day,

For I do not know their limits.

16 I will go in the strength of the Lord God;

I will make mention of Your righteousness, of Yours only.

17 O God, You have taught me from my nyouth;

And to this day I declare Your wondrous works.

18 Now also owhen I am old and grayheaded,

O God, do not forsake me,

Until I declare Your strength to this generation,

Your power to everyone who is to come.

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Psalm 71:15–18 — The New International Version (NIV)

15 My mouth will tell of your righteous deeds,

of your saving acts all day long—

though I know not how to relate them all.

16 I will come and proclaim your mighty acts, Sovereign Lord;

I will proclaim your righteous deeds, yours alone.

17 Since my youth, God, you have taught me,

and to this day I declare your marvelous deeds.

18 Even when I am old and gray,

do not forsake me, my God,

till I declare your power to the next generation,

your mighty acts to all who are to come.

Psalm 71:15–18 — English Standard Version (ESV)

15 My mouth will tell of your righteous acts,

of your deeds of salvation all the day,

for their number is past my knowledge.

16 With the mighty deeds of the Lord God I will come;

I will remind them of your righteousness, yours alone.

17 O God, from my youth you have taught me,

and I still proclaim your wondrous deeds.

18 So even to old age and gray hairs,

O God, do not forsake me,

until I proclaim your might to another generation,

your power to all those to come.

Psalm 71:15–18 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

15 My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness

And thy salvation all the day;

For I know not the numbers thereof.

16 I will go in the strength of the Lord God:

I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.

17 O God, thou hast taught me from my youth:

And hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.

18 Now also when I am old and grayheaded,

O God, forsake me not;

Until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation,

And thy power to every one that is to come.

Psalm 71:15–18 — New Living Translation (NLT)

15 I will tell everyone about your righteousness.

All day long I will proclaim your saving power,

though I am not skilled with words.

16 I will praise your mighty deeds, O Sovereign Lord.

I will tell everyone that you alone are just.

17 O God, you have taught me from my earliest childhood,

and I constantly tell others about the wonderful things you do.

18 Now that I am old and gray,

do not abandon me, O God.

Let me proclaim your power to this new generation,

your mighty miracles to all who come after me.

Psalm 71:15–18 — New Century Version (NCV)

15 I will tell how you do what is right.

I will tell about your salvation all day long,

even though it is more than I can tell.

16 I will come and tell about your powerful works, Lord God.

I will remind people that only you do what is right.

17 God, you have taught me since I was young.

To this day I tell about the miracles you do.

18 Even though I am old and gray,

do not leave me, God.

I will tell the children about your power;

I will tell those who live after me about your might.

Psalm 71:15–18 — American Standard Version (ASV)

15 My mouth shall tell of thy righteousness,

And of thy salvation all the day;

For I know not the numbers thereof.

16 I will come with the mighty acts of the Lord Jehovah:

I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.

17 O God, thou hast taught me from my youth;

And hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.

18 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.

Psalm 71:15–18 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

15 My mouth shall declare thy righteousness, and thy salvation all the day: for I know not the numbers thereof. 16 I will go in the might of the Lord Jehovah; I will recall thy righteousness, thine alone. 17 O God, thou hast taught me from my youth, and hitherto have I proclaimed thy marvellous works: 18 Now also, when I am old and greyheaded, O God, forsake me not, until I have proclaimed thine arm unto this generation, thy might to every one that is to come.

Psalm 71:15–18 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

15 My mouth will tell about your righteousness, 

about your salvation all day long. 

Even then, it is more than I can understand. 

16 I will come with the mighty deeds of the Almighty Lord

I will praise your righteousness, yours alone. 

17 O God, you have taught me ever since I was young, 

and I still talk about the miracles you have done. 

18 Even when I am old and gray, do not abandon me, O God. 

Let me live to tell the people of this age 

what your strength has accomplished, 

to tell about your power to all who will come. 

Psalm 71:15–18 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

15 My mouth will tell about Your righteousness

and Your salvation all day long,

though I cannot sum them up.

16 I come because of the mighty acts of the Lord God;

I will proclaim Your righteousness, Yours alone.

17 God, You have taught me from my youth,

and I still proclaim Your wonderful works.

18 Even when I am old and gray,

God, do not abandon me.

Then I will proclaim Your power

to another generation,

Your strength to all who are to come.

Psalm 71:15–18 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

15 My mouth will tell of your righteous acts,

of your deeds of salvation all day long,

though their number is past my knowledge.

16 I will come praising the mighty deeds of the Lord God,

I will praise your righteousness, yours alone.

17 O God, from my youth you have taught me,

and I still proclaim your wondrous deeds.

18 So even to old age and gray hairs,

O God, do not forsake me,

until I proclaim your might

to all the generations to come.

Your power

Psalm 71:15–18 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

15 My mouth will tell of your righteousness,

your salvation all day long,

though I do not know the full sum of them.

16 I will come in to tell the mighty deeds of Lord Yahweh.

I will make known your righteousness, yours only.

17 O God, you have taught me from my youth,

and up to now I have proclaimed your wonderful deeds.

18 And even when I am old and gray,

O God, do not abandon me

until I proclaim your strength to this generation,

your power to every one that comes after.

Psalm 71:15–18 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

15 I will say that what you have done is right.

All day long I will talk about how you have saved your people.

It is more than I can understand.

16 Lord and King, I will come and announce your mighty acts.

I will announce that you alone do what is right.

17 God, ever since I was young you have taught me about what you have done.

To this very day I tell about your wonderful acts.

18 God, don’t leave me

even when I’m old and have gray hair.

Let me live to tell my children about your power.

Let me tell all of them about your mighty acts.

Psalm 71:15–18 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

15 My mouth shall tell of Your righteousness

And of Your salvation all day long;

For I do not know the sum of them.

16 I will come with the mighty deeds of the Lord God;

I will make mention of Your righteousness, Yours alone.

17 O God, You have taught me from my youth,

And I still declare Your wondrous deeds.

18 And even when I am old and gray, O God, do not forsake me,

Until I declare Your strength to this generation,

Your power to all who are to come.


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