²⁹ The glory of young men is their strength,
    gray hair the splendor of the old.^(A)

⁸ Let all the earth fear the Lord;^(A)
    let all the people of the world^(B) revere him.^(C)

²⁰ The Lord is in his holy temple;^(A)
    let all the earth be silent^(B) before him.

² The Lord wraps^(A) himself in light^(B) as with a garment;
    he stretches^(C) out the heavens^(D) like a tent^(E)

² Has not my hand made all these things,^(A)
    and so they came into being?”
declares the Lord.

“These are the ones I look on with favor:
    those who are humble and contrite in spirit,^(B)
    and who tremble at my word.^(C)

¹⁹ The sound of wailing is heard from Zion:
    ‘How ruined^(A) we are!
    How great is our shame!
We must leave our land
    because our houses are in ruins.’”