Psalm 102:18-28

Christian Standard Bible

¹⁸ This will be written for a later generation,
and a people who have not yet been created will praise the Lord:^(A)
19 He looked down from his holy heights—
the Lord gazed out from heaven to earth^(B)—
²⁰ to hear a prisoner’s groaning,
to set free those condemned to die,^[a](C)
21 so that they might declare
the name of the Lord in Zion
and his praise in Jerusalem^(D)
22 when peoples and kingdoms are assembled
to serve the Lord.^(E)

²³ He has broken my^[b] strength in midcourse;
he has shortened my days.^(F)
24 I say, “My God, do not take me
in the middle of my life!^[c]
Your years continue through all generations.^(G)
25 Long ago you established the earth,
and the heavens are the work of your hands.^(H)
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.^(I)
27 But you are the same,
and your years will never end.^(J)
28 Your servants’ children will dwell securely,
and their offspring will be established before you.”^(K)