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.