I plead, O my God, do not take me in the midst of my days. Your years last through all generations.
In the beginning, when God created the heavens and the earth—
Thus the heavens and the earth and all their array were completed.
Before the mountains were born, the earth and the world brought forth, from eternity to eternity you are God.
but you, Lord, are forever on high.
For the gods of the nations are idols, but the Lord made the heavens.
For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them; but on the seventh day he rested. That is why the Lord has blessed the sabbath day and made it holy.
In the noontime of life I said, I must depart! To the gates of Sheol I have been consigned for the rest of my years.
Ah, my Lord God! You made the heavens and the earth with your great power and your outstretched arm; nothing is too difficult for you.