8. On the stairway built by King Ahaz, the Lord will make the shadow go back ten steps.” And the shadow moved back ten steps.
9. After Hezekiah recovered from his illness, he wrote this song of praise:
10. I thought that in the prime of lifeI was going to the world of the dead,Never to live out my life.
11. I thought that in this world of the livingI would never again see the LordOr any living person.
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.