²⁵ Long ago you established the earth,
and the heavens are the work of your hands.^(A)
26 They will perish, but you will endure;
all of them will wear out like clothing.
You will change them like a garment,
and they will pass away.^(B)
27 But you are the same,
and your years will never end.^(C)

⁶ Look up to the heavens,
and look at the earth beneath;
for the heavens will vanish like smoke,
the earth will wear out like a garment,
and its inhabitants will die like gnats.^[a](A)
But my salvation will last for ever,^(B)
and my righteousness will never be shattered.