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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.

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23 In the course of my life[a] he broke my strength;
    he cut short my days.(A)
24 So I said:
“Do not take me away, my God, in the midst of my days;
    your years go on(B) through all generations.
25 In the beginning(C) you laid the foundations of the earth,
    and the heavens(D) are the work of your hands.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 102:23 Or By his power