The Darby Translation DBY
New International Version NIV
20 To hear the groaning of the prisoner, to loose those that are appointed to die;
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to hear the groans of the prisoners and release those condemned to death.”
21 That the name of Jehovah may be declared in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem,
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So the name of the LORD will be declared in Zion and his praise in Jerusalem
22 When the peoples shall be gathered together, and the kingdoms, to serve Jehovah.
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when the peoples and the kingdoms assemble to worship the LORD.
23 He weakened my strength in the way, he shortened my days.
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In the course of my life he broke my strength; he cut short my days.
24 I said, My God, take me not away in the midst of my days! ... Thy years are from generation to generation.
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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 hast thou founded the earth, and the heavens are the work of thy 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* shall perish, but *thou* continuest; and all of them shall grow old as a garment: as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed.
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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 thou art the Same, and thy years shall have no end.
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But you remain the same, and your years will never end.
28 The children of thy servants shall abide, and their seed shall be established before thee.
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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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