^{24 Ref} I will say, O my God, take me not away before my time; your years go on through all generations:

^{25 Ref} In the past you put the earth on its base, and the heavens are the work of your hands.

^{26 Ref} They will come to an end, but you will still go on; they all will become old like a coat, and like a robe they will be changed:

^{27 Ref} But you are the unchanging One, and your years will have no end.