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Before the mountains were born,
    and before you created the earth and the world,
you are God.
    You have always been, and you will always be.

You turn people back into dust.
    You say, “Go back into dust, human beings.”
To you, a thousand years
    is like the passing of a day.
    It passes like an hour in the night.

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Before the mountains were born(A)
    or you brought forth the whole world,
    from everlasting to everlasting(B) you are God.(C)

You turn people back to dust,
    saying, “Return to dust, you mortals.”(D)
A thousand years in your sight
    are like a day that has just gone by,
    or like a watch in the night.(E)

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