Isaiah 38:10-14 New International Version Anglicized (NIVUK)

10. I said, ‘In the prime of my lifemust I go through the gates of deathand be robbed of the rest of my years?’

11. I said, ‘I will not again see the Lord himselfin the land of the living;no longer will I look on my fellow man,or be with those who now dwell in this world.

12. Like a shepherd’s tent my househas been pulled down and taken from me.Like a weaver I have rolled up my life,and he has cut me off from the loom;day and night you made an end of me.

13. I waited patiently till dawn,but like a lion he broke all my bones;day and night you made an end of me.

14. I cried like a swift or thrush,I moaned like a mourning dove.My eyes grew weak as I looked to the heavens.I am being threatened; Lord, come to my aid!’

Isaiah 38