19 Here is what should be written. "The Lord looked down from his temple in heaven. From heaven he viewed the earth.
20 He heard the groans of the prisoners. He set free those who were sentenced to death."
21 So people will talk about him in Zion. They will praise him in Jerusalem.
22 Nations and kingdoms will gather there to worship the Lord.
23 When I was still young, he took away my strength. He wasn't going to let me live much longer.
24 So I said, "My God, don't let me die in the middle of my life. You will live for all time to come.
25 In the beginning you made the earth secure. You placed it on its foundations. Your hands created the heavens.