GOD'S WORD Translation GW
New International Version NIV
22 when nations and kingdoms gather to worship the LORD."
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when the peoples and the kingdoms assemble to worship the LORD.
23 He has weakened my strength along the way. He has reduced [the number of] 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, don't take me now in the middle of my life. Your years [continue on] throughout every 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 Long ago you laid the foundation of the earth. Even the heavens are the works 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 come to an end, but you will still go on. They will all wear out like clothing. You will change them like clothes, and they will be thrown 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 remain the same, and your life will never end.
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But you remain the same, and your years will never end.
28 The children of your servants will go on living [here]. Their descendants will be secure in your presence."
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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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