13. All night I cried loudly.Like a lion, he crushed all my bones.In one day you brought me to this end.
14. I cried like a birdand moaned like a dove.My eyes became tired as I looked to the heavens.Lord, I have troubles. Please help me.”
15. What can I say?The Lord told me what would happen and then made it happen.I have had these troubles in my soul,so now I will be humble all my life.
16. Lord, because of you, people live.Because of you, my spirit also lives;you made me well and let me live.
17. It was for my own goodthat I had such troubles.Because you love me very much,you did not let me diebut threw my sinsfar away.
18. People in the place of the dead cannot praise you;those who have died cannot sing praises to you;those who die don’t trust youto help them.
19. The people who are alive are the ones who praise you.They praise you as I praise you today.A father should tell his childrenthat you provide help.
20. The Lord saved me,so we will play songs on stringed instrumentsin the Temple of the Lordall the days of our lives.
21. Then Isaiah said, “Make a paste from figs and put it on Hezekiah’s boil. Then he will get well.”