20 For from his holy place the Lord has seen, looking down on the earth from heaven;
21 Hearing the cry of the prisoner, making free those for whom death is ordered;
22 So that they may give out the name of the Lord in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem;
23 When the peoples are come together, and the kingdoms, to give worship to the Lord.
24 He has taken my strength from me in the way; he has made short my days.
25 I will say, O my God, take me not away before my time; your years go on through all generations:
26 In the past you put the earth on its base, and the heavens are the work of your hands.
