17. God will turn to the prayer of the impoverished;he won’t despise their prayers.
18. Let this be written down for the next generationso that people not yet created will praise the Lord:
19. The Lord looked down from his holy summit,surveyed the earth from heaven,
20. to hear the prisoners’ groans,to set free those condemned to death,
21. that the Lord’s name may be declared in Zionand his praise declared in Jerusalem,
22. when all people are gathered together—all kingdoms—to serve the Lord.
23. God broke my strength in midstride,cutting my days short.
24. I said, "My God, don’t take me away in the prime of life—your years go on from one generation to the next!
25. You laid the earth’s foundations long ago;the skies are your handiwork.
26. These things will pass away, but you will last.All of these things will wear out like clothing;you change them like clothes, and they pass on.
27. But you are the one!Your years never end!