²⁶ “Look, God is greater than we can understand.
    His years cannot be counted.

² Before the mountains were born,
    before you gave birth to the earth and the world,
    from beginning to end, you are God.

³ Great is the Lord! He is most worthy of praise!
    No one can measure his greatness.

²³ We cannot imagine the power of the Almighty;
    but even though he is just and righteous,
    he does not destroy us.

⁵ God’s voice is glorious in the thunder.
    We can’t even imagine the greatness of his power.

⁷ “Can you solve the mysteries of God?
    Can you discover everything about the Almighty?
⁸ Such knowledge is higher than the heavens—
    and who are you?
It is deeper than the underworld^[a]—
    what do you know?
⁹ It is broader than the earth
    and wider than the sea.

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.

¹⁴ These are just the beginning of all that he does,
    merely a whisper of his power.
    Who, then, can comprehend the thunder of his power?”