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24 "O my God,"I say, "take me not away in the midst of my days-- you whose years endure throughout all generations!"
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So I said: “Do not take me away, my God, in the midst of my days; your years go on through all generations.
25 Of old you laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands.
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In the beginning you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands.
26 They will perish, but you will remain; they will all wear out like a garment. You will change them like a robe, and they will pass away,
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They will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like a garment. Like clothing you will change them and they will be discarded.
27 but you are the same, and your years have no end.
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But you remain the same, and your years will never end.
28 The children of your servants shall dwell secure; their offspring shall be established before you.
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The children of your servants will live in your presence; their descendants will be established before you.”
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