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.
26 They will pass away. But you will remain. They will all wear out like a piece of clothing. You will make them like clothes that are taken off and thrown away.
27 But you remain the same. Your years will never end.