Isaiah 38:9-15

English Standard Version

¹⁰ I said, ^(A)In the middle^[a] 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 ^(B)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
    ^(C)like a shepherd's tent;
^(D)like a weaver ^(E)I have rolled up my life;
    ^(F)he cuts me off from the loom;
^(G)from day to night you bring me to an end;
^{13     (H)}I calmed myself^[b] until morning;
like a lion ^(I)he breaks all my bones;
    from day to night you bring me to an end.

¹⁴ Like ^(J)a swallow or a crane I chirp;
    ^(K)I moan like a dove.
^(L)My eyes are weary with looking upward.
    O Lord, I am oppressed; ^(M)be my pledge of safety!
¹⁵ What shall I say? For he has spoken to me,
    and he himself has done it.
^(N)I walk slowly all my years
    because of the bitterness of my soul.