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18 Let this be recorded for future generations,
    so that a people not yet born will praise the Lord.
19 Tell them the Lord looked down
    from his heavenly sanctuary.
He looked down to earth from heaven
20     to hear the groans of the prisoners,
    to release those condemned to die.
21 And so the Lord’s fame will be celebrated in Zion,
    his praises in Jerusalem,
22 when multitudes gather together
    and kingdoms come to worship the Lord.

23 He broke my strength in midlife,
    cutting short my days.
24 But I cried to him, “O my God, who lives forever,
    don’t take my life while I am so young!
25 Long ago you laid the foundation of the earth
    and made the heavens with your hands.
26 They will perish, but you remain forever;
    they will wear out like old clothing.
You will change them like a garment
    and discard them.
27 But you are always the same;
    you will live forever.
28 The children of your people
    will live in security.
Their children’s children
    will thrive in your presence.”

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18 Let this be written(A) for a future generation,
    that a people not yet created(B) may praise the Lord:
19 “The Lord looked down(C) from his sanctuary on high,
    from heaven he viewed the earth,
20 to hear the groans of the prisoners(D)
    and release those condemned to death.”
21 So the name of the Lord will be declared(E) in Zion
    and his praise(F) in Jerusalem
22 when the peoples and the kingdoms
    assemble to worship(G) the Lord.

23 In the course of my life[a] he broke my strength;
    he cut short my days.(H)
24 So I said:
“Do not take me away, my God, in the midst of my days;
    your years go on(I) through all generations.
25 In the beginning(J) you laid the foundations of the earth,
    and the heavens(K) are the work of your hands.(L)
26 They will perish,(M) but you remain;
    they will all wear out like a garment.
Like clothing you will change them
    and they will be discarded.
27 But you remain the same,(N)
    and your years will never end.(O)
28 The children of your servants(P) will live in your presence;
    their descendants(Q) will be established before you.”

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 102:23 Or By his power