⁶ Look up to the heavens,
and look at the earth beneath;
for the heavens will vanish like smoke,
the earth will wear out like a garment,
and its inhabitants will die like gnats.^[a](A)
But my salvation will last forever,^(B)
and my righteousness will never be shattered.

⁸ For moths will devour them like a garment,^(A)
and worms will eat them like wool.^(B)
But my righteousness will last forever,
and my salvation for all generations.

Preserve justice and do what is right,^(A)
for my salvation is coming soon,
and my righteousness will be revealed.^(B)

⁵ “Look, the days are coming”^(A)—this is the Lord’s declaration—
“when I will raise up a Righteous Branch for David.^(B)
He will reign wisely as king
and administer justice and righteousness in the land.^(C)