⁷ Remember the days of old;^(A)
    consider the generations long past.^(B)
Ask your father and he will tell you,
    your elders, and they will explain to you.^(C)

¹⁸ Even when I am old and gray,^(A)
    do not forsake me, my God,
till I declare your power^(B) to the next generation,
    your mighty acts to all who are to come.^(C)