² Before the mountains were born,
before you gave birth to the earth and the world,
from eternity to eternity, you are God.^(A)

²⁴ I say, ‘My God, do not take me
in the middle of my life!^[a]
Your years continue through all generations.^(A)

²⁷ But you are the same,
and your years will never end.^(A)

¹² you will roll them up like a cloak,^[a]
and they will be changed like clothing.
But you are the same,
and your years will never end.^[b](A)