¹² so he lies down and does not rise;^(A)
    till the heavens are no more,^(B) people will not awake
    or be roused from their sleep.^(C)

²⁵ In the beginning^(A) you laid the foundations of the earth,
    and the heavens^(B) are the work of your hands.^(C)

²⁶ They will perish,^(A) but you remain;
    they will all wear out like a garment.
Like clothing you will change them
    and they will be discarded.

⁶ Lift up your eyes to the heavens,
    look at the earth beneath;
the heavens will vanish like smoke,^(A)
    the earth will wear out like a garment^(B)
    and its inhabitants die like flies.
But my salvation^(C) will last forever,^(D)
    my righteousness will never fail.^(E)