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24 I say, “My God, whose years continue through all generations,
    do not take me in the middle of my life.
25 You established the earth long ago;
    the heavens are the work[a] of your hands.
26 They will perish,
    but you will remain;
and they all will become worn out,[b] like a garment.
    You[c] will change them like clothing,
        and they will pass away.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 102:25 So MT DSS 4QPsb; LXX Targ DSS 11QPsa read works
  2. Psalm 102:26 So MT DSS 4QPsb 11QPsa; LXX reads will grow old
  3. Psalm 102:26 So MT; LXX DSS 4QPsb 11QPsa read And you

24 So I said:
“Do not take me away, my God, in the midst of my days;
    your years go on(A) through all generations.
25 In the beginning(B) you laid the foundations of the earth,
    and the heavens(C) are the work of your hands.(D)
26 They will perish,(E) but you remain;
    they will all wear out like a garment.
Like clothing you will change them
    and they will be discarded.

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