So I said,\par “Don’t let me die while I am still young.\par God, you will live forever and ever!\par
I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days: Thy years are throughout all generations.
I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days, You Whose years continue throughout all generations.
I said, “My God, don’t take me away in the prime of life— your years go on from one generation to the next!
Yes, God is great.\par But we can’t understand his greatness.\par We don’t know how long God has lived.\par
But Lord, you will live forever!\par Your name will continue\par forever and ever!\par
Lord, leave me alone {\cf2\super [242]} \par and let me be happy\par before I am dead and gone.\par
Lord, how long will this continue?\par Will you ignore us forever?\par Will your anger burn like a fire forever?\par
But the Lord rules forever.\par The Lord made his kingdom strong.\par He did this to bring fairness to the world.\par
\{Then Habakkuk said,\}
From John,
The Lord God says, “I am the Alpha and the Omega. {\cf2\super [6]} I am the One who is, who \{always\} was, and who is coming. I am the All-Powerful.”