Psalm 102:18–28

18 This will be written for a later generation,

and a people who have not yet been created will praise the Lord:x

19 He looked down from his holy heights—

the Lord gazed out from heaven to earthy—

20 to hear a prisoner’s groaning,

to set free those condemned to die,A,z

21 so that they might declare

the name of the Lord in Zion

and his praise in Jerusalemaa

22 when peoples and kingdoms are assembled

to serve the Lord.ab

23 He has broken myB strength in midcourse;

he has shortened my days.ac

24 I say, “My God, do not take me

in the middle of my life!C

Your years continue through all generations.ad

25 Long ago you established the earth,

and the heavens are the work of your hands.ae

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.af

27 But you are the same,

and your years will never end.ag

28 Your servants’ children will dwell securely,

and their offspring will be established before you.”ah