Isaiah 38:9-14

9A writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, after he had been sick and had recovered from his sickness:

10I said, In the middle of my days I must depart; I am consigned to the gates of Sheol for the rest of my years.

11I said, I shall not see the Lord, the Lord in the land of the living; I shall look on man no more among the inhabitants of the world.

12My dwelling is plucked up and removed from me like a shepherd's tent; like a weaver I have rolled up my life; he cuts me off from the loom; from day to night you bring me to an end;

13I calmed myself until morning; like a lion he breaks all my bones; from day to night you bring me to an end.

14Like a swallow or a crane I chirp; I moan like a dove. My eyes are weary with looking upward. O Lord, I am oppressed; be my pledge of safety!