18. He has turned to the prayer of the destitute, and has not despised their prayer.
19. Let it be written for a generation to come, that a people to be created may praise Adonai.
20. For He looks down from His holy height, from heaven Adonai gazes on the earth,
21. to hear the groaning of the prisoner, to set free those condemned to death,
22. to declare the Name of Adonai in Zion and His praise in Jerusalem,
23. when the peoples and the kingdoms assemble to worship Adonai.
24. He brought down my strength in midcourse. He shortened my days.
25. I say, “My God, do not take me up in the middle of my days. Your years endure through all generations!
26. Long ago You founded the earth, the heavens are the work of Your hands.
27. They will perish, but You will remain. All of them will wear out like a garment. Like clothing You change them, so they change.
28. But You are the same, and Your years will never end.
29. The children of Your servants will live. Their descendants will be established before You.”