6. Look up to the skies above,and gaze down on the earth below.For the skies will disappear like smoke,and the earth will wear out like a piece of clothing.The people of the earth will die like flies,but my salvation lasts forever.My righteous rule will never end!
7. “Listen to me, you who know right from wrong,you who cherish my law in your hearts.Do not be afraid of people’s scorn,nor fear their insults.
8. For the moth will devour them as it devours clothing.The worm will eat at them as it eats wool.But my righteousness will last forever.My salvation will continue from generation to generation.”
9. Wake up, wake up, O lord! Clothe yourself with strength!Flex your mighty right arm!Rouse yourself as in the days of oldwhen you slew Egypt, the dragon of the Nile.