^24 (A)I said, “O my God,
Do not take me away in the midst of my days;
^(B)Your years are throughout all generations.
^25 (C)Of old You laid the foundation of the earth,
And the heavens are the work of Your hands.
^26 (D)They will perish, but You will ^[a]endure;
Yes, they will all grow old like a garment;
Like a cloak You will change them,
And they will be changed.
²⁷ But ^(E)You are the same,
And Your years will have no end.

^6 (A)Lift up your eyes to the heavens,
And look on the earth beneath.
For ^(B)the heavens will vanish away like smoke,
^(C)The earth will grow old like a garment,
And those who dwell in it will die in like manner;
But My salvation will be ^(D)forever,
And My righteousness will not be ^[a]abolished.