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.
27 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:
