12. My life was cut off and ended,Like a tent that is taken down,Like cloth that is cut from a loom.I thought that God was ending my life.
13. All night I cried out with pain,As if a lion were breaking my bones.I thought that God was ending my life.
14. My voice was thin and weak,And I moaned like a dove.My eyes grew tired from looking to heaven.Lord, rescue me from all this trouble.
15. What can I say? The Lord has done this.My heart is bitter, and I cannot sleep.
16. Lord, I will live for you, for you alone;Heal me and let me live.
17. My bitterness will turn into peace.You save my life from all danger;You forgive all my sins.
18. No one in the world of the dead can praise you;The dead cannot trust in your faithfulness.
19. It is the living who praise you,As I praise you now.Parents tell their children how faithful you are.