17. He will pay attention to the prayer of the destituteand will not despise their prayer.
18. This will be written for a later generation,and a newly created people will praise the Lord:
19. He looked down from His holy heights —the Lord gazed out from heaven to earth —
20. to hear a prisoner’s groaning,to set free those condemned to die,
21. so that they might declarethe name of Yahweh in Zionand His praise in Jerusalem,
22. when peoples and kingdoms are assembledto serve the Lord.
23. He has broken my strength in midcourse;He has shortened my days.
24. I say: “My God, do not take mein the middle of my life! Your years continue through all generations.
25. Long ago You established the earth,and the heavens are the work of Your hands.
26. They will perish, but You will endure;all of them will wear out like clothing.You will change them like a garment,and they will pass away.