² Before the mountains were born,
before You gave birth to the earth and the world,
from eternity to eternity, You are God.^(A)

²⁴ I say: “My God, do not take me
in the middle of my life!^[a]
Your years continue through all generations.^(A)

²⁷ But You are the same,
and Your years will never end.^(A)

¹² You will roll them up like a cloak,^[a]
and they will be changed like a robe.
But You are the same,
and Your years will never end.^(A)[b]