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!”
25. Of old you laid the foundation of the earth,and the heavens are the work of your hands.
26. They will perish, but you will remain;they will all wear out like a garment.You will change them like a robe, and they will pass away,
27. but you are the same, and your years have no end.
28. The children of your servants shall dwell secure; their offspring shall be established before you.