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9A writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, after he had been sick and had recovered from his sickness: 10 I said, x In the middle [4] of my days I must depart; I am consigned to the gates of Sheol for the rest of my years. 11 I said, I shall not see the LORD, the LORD y in the land of the living; I shall look on man no more among the inhabitants of the world. 12 My dwelling is plucked up and removed from me z like a shepherd’s tent; a like a weaver b I have rolled up my life; c he cuts me off from the loom; d from day to night you bring me to an end; 13 e I calmed myself [5] until morning; like a lion f he breaks all my bones; from day to night you bring me to an end. 14 Like g a swallow or a crane I chirp; h I moan like a dove. i My eyes are weary with looking upward. O Lord, I am oppressed; j be my pledge of safety! 15 What shall I say? For he has spoken to me, and he himself has done it. k I walk slowly all my years because of the bitterness of my soul. 16 l O Lord, by these things men live, and in all these is the life of my spirit. Oh restore me to health and make me live! 17 m Behold, it was for my welfare that I had great bitterness; n but in love you have delivered my life from the pit of destruction, n for you have cast all my sins behind your back. 18 o For Sheol does not thank you; death does not praise you; those who go down to the pit do not hope for your faithfulness. 19 The living, the living, he thanks you, as I do this day; p the father makes known to the children your faithfulness. 20 The LORD will save me, and we will play my music on stringed instruments all the days of our lives, q at the house of the LORD.
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