Isaiah 38:10-14
10
I said, “In the prime of my life
must I go through the gates of death
and be robbed of the rest of my years?”
11
I said, “I will not again see the Lord,
the Lord, in the land of the living;
no longer will I look on mankind,
or be with those who now dwell in this world.
12
Like a shepherd’s tent my house
has been pulled down and taken from me.
Like a weaver I have rolled up my life,
and he has cut me off from the loom;
day and night you made an end of me.
13
I waited patiently till dawn,
but like a lion he broke all my bones;
day and night you made an end of me.
14
I cried like a swift or thrush,
I moaned like a mourning dove.
My eyes grew weak as I looked to the heavens.
I am troubled; O Lord, come to my aid!”