11. My days are like an evening shadow;I wither away like grass.
12. But you, O Lord, are enthroned forever;you are remembered throughout all generations.
13. You will arise and have pity on Zion;it is the time to favor her; the appointed time has come.
14. For your servants hold her stones dearand have pity on her dust.
15. Nations will fear the name of the Lord,and all the kings of the earth will fear your glory.
16. For the Lord builds up Zion;he appears in his glory;
17. he regards the prayer of the destituteand does not despise their prayer.
18. Let this be recorded for a generation to come,so that a people yet to be created may praise the Lord:
19. that he looked down from his holy height;from heaven the Lord looked at the earth,
20. to hear the groans of the prisoners,to set free those who were doomed to die,
21. that they may declare in Zion the name of the Lord,and in Jerusalem his praise,
22. when peoples gather together,and kingdoms, to worship the Lord.
23. He has broken my strength in midcourse;he has shortened my days.
24. “O my God,” I say, “take me not awayin the midst of my days— you whose years endurethroughout all generations!”