^{9 Ref} thou didst love righteousness, and didst hate lawlessness; because of this did He anoint thee -- God, thy God -- with oil of gladness above thy partners;'

^{10 Ref} and, `Thou, at the beginning, Lord, the earth didst found, and a work of thy hands are the heavens;

^{11 Ref} these shall perish, and Thou dost remain, and all, as a garment, shall become old,

^{12 Ref} and as a mantle Thou shall roll them together, and they shall be changed, and Thou art the same, and Thy years shall not fail.'