Isaiah 38:13-19

New International Version

¹³ I waited patiently^(A) till dawn,
    but like a lion he broke^(B) all my bones;^(C)
    day and night^(D) you made an end of me.
¹⁴ I cried like a swift or thrush,
    I moaned like a mourning dove.^(E)
My eyes grew weak^(F) as I looked to the heavens.
    I am being threatened; Lord, come to my aid!”^(G)

¹⁵ But what can I say?^(H)
    He has spoken to me, and he himself has done this.^(I)
I will walk humbly^(J) all my years
    because of this anguish of my soul.^(K)
16 Lord, by such things people live;
    and my spirit finds life in them too.
You restored me to health
    and let me live.^(L)
17 Surely it was for my benefit^(M)
    that I suffered such anguish.^(N)
In your love you kept me
    from the pit^(O) of destruction;
you have put all my sins^(P)
    behind your back.^(Q)
18 For the grave^(R) cannot praise you,
    death cannot sing your praise;^(S)
those who go down to the pit^(T)
    cannot hope for your faithfulness.
¹⁹ The living, the living—they praise^(U) you,
    as I am doing today;
parents tell their children^(V)
    about your faithfulness.