14 (A)Like a swallow, like a crane, so I twitter;
I (B)moan like a dove;
My (C)eyes look wistfully to the heights;
O Lord, I am oppressed, be my (D)security.

15 (E)What shall I say?
[a]For He has spoken to me, and He Himself has done it;
I will (F)wander about all my years because of the (G)bitterness of my soul.
16 “O Lord, (H)by these things men live,
And in all these is the life of my spirit;
[b](I)O restore me to health and (J)let me live!

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 38:15 Targum and DSS read And what shall I say for He
  2. Isaiah 38:16 Lit You will