Mazmur 102:24-28

102:24 I say, “O my God, please do not take me away in the middle of my life!¹

You endure through all generations.²

102:25 In earlier times you established the earth;

the skies are your handiwork.

102:26 They will perish,

but you will endure.³

They will wear out like a garment;

like clothes you will remove them and they will disappear.⁴

102:27 But you remain;⁵

your years do not come to an end.

102:28 The children of your servants will settle down here,

and their descendants⁶ will live securely in your presence.”⁷

Mazmur 104:5

104:5 He established the earth on its foundations;

it will never be upended.

119:90 You demonstrate your faithfulness to all generations.⁸

You established the earth and it stood firm.

119:91 Today they stand firm by your decrees,

for all things are your servants.

24:35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.⁹

24:2 And he said to them,¹⁰ “Do you see all these things? I tell you the truth,¹¹ not one stone will be left on another.¹² All will be torn down!”¹³

3:10 I have observed the burden

that God has given to people¹⁴ to keep them occupied.

3:11 God has made everything fit beautifully¹⁵ in its appropriate time,

but¹⁶ he has also placed ignorance¹⁷ in the human heart¹⁸

so that¹⁹ people²⁰ cannot discover what God has ordained,²¹

from the beginning to the end²² of their lives.²³

Enjoy Life in the Present

3:12 I have concluded²⁴ that there is nothing better for people²⁵

than²⁶ to be happy and to enjoy

themselves²⁷ as long as they live,

3:13 and also that everyone should eat and drink, and find enjoyment in all his toil,

for these things²⁸ are a gift from God.