16 “And now my life ebbs away;

days of suffering grip me.

17 Night pierces my bones;

my gnawing pains never rest.

18 In his great power God becomes like clothing to me;

he binds me like the neck of my garment.

19 He throws me into the mud,

and I am reduced to dust and ashes.

20 “I cry out to you, God, but you do not answer;

I stand up, but you merely look at me.

16 And now my soul is poured out upon me;

The days of affliction have taken hold upon me.

17 My bones are pierced in me in the night season:

And my sinews take no rest.

18 By the great force of my disease is my garment changed:

It bindeth me about as the collar of my coat.

19 He hath cast me into the mire,

And I am become like dust and ashes.

20 I cry unto thee, and thou dost not hear me:

I stand up, and thou regardest me not.

16 “And now my life seeps away.

Depression haunts my days.

17 At night my bones are filled with pain,

which gnaws at me relentlessly.

18 With a strong hand, God grabs my shirt.

He grips me by the collar of my coat.

19 He has thrown me into the mud.

I’m nothing more than dust and ashes.

20 “I cry to you, O God, but you don’t answer.

I stand before you, but you don’t even look.

16 “And now my soul is poured out because of my plight;

The days of affliction take hold of me.

17 My bones are pierced in me at night,

And my gnawing pains take no rest.

18 By great force my garment is disfigured;

It binds me about as the collar of my coat.

19 He has cast me into the mire,

And I have become like dust and ashes.

20 “I cry out to You, but You do not answer me;

I stand up, and You regard me.

16 “Now my life is almost over;

my days are full of suffering.

17 At night my bones ache;

gnawing pains never stop.

18 In his great power God grabs hold of my clothing

and chokes me with the collar of my coat.

19 He throws me into the mud,

and I become like dirt and ashes.

20 “I cry out to you, God, but you do not answer;

I stand up, but you just look at me.

16 And now my soul is poured out within me;

Days of affliction have taken hold upon me.

17 In the night season my bones are pierced in me,

And the pains that gnaw me take no rest.

18 By God’s great force is my garment disfigured;

It bindeth me about as the collar of my coat.

19 He hath cast me into the mire,

And I am become like dust and ashes.

20 I cry unto thee, and thou dost not answer me:

I stand up, and thou gazest at me.

16 And now my soul is poured out in me; days of affliction have taken hold upon me. 17 The night pierceth through my bones and detacheth them from me, and my gnawing pains take no rest: 18 By their great force they have become my raiment; they bind me about as the collar of my coat. 19 He hath cast me into the mire, and I have become like dust and ashes. 20 I cry unto thee, and thou answerest me not; I stand up, and thou lookest at me.

16 “Now my life is pouring out of me. 

Days of suffering seize me. 

17 At night God pierces my bones. 

My bodydoesn’t rest. 

18 With great strength he grabs my clothes. 

He seizes me by the collar of my robe. 

19 He throws me into the dirt 

so that I become like dust and ashes.” 

20 “I call to you for help, 

but you don’t answer me. 

I stand up, but you just look at me. 

16 Now my life is poured out before my eyes,

and days of suffering have seized me.

17 Night pierces my bones,

but my gnawing pains never rest.

18 My clothing is distorted with great force;

He chokes me by the neck of my garment.

19 He throws me into the mud,

and I have become like dust and ashes.

20 I cry out to You for help, but You do not answer me;

when I stand up, You merely look at me.

16 “And now my soul is poured out within me;

days of affliction have taken hold of me.

17 The night racks my bones,

and the pain that gnaws me takes no rest.

18 With violence he seizes my garment;

he grasps me by the collar of my tunic.

19 He has cast me into the mire,

and I have become like dust and ashes.

20 I cry to you and you do not answer me;

I stand, and you merely look at me.

16 “And now my life is poured out onto me;

days of misery have taken hold of me.

17 At night I am in great pain;

my pains do not take a rest.

18 He seizes my clothing with great power;

he grasps me by my tunic’s collar.

19 He has cast me into the dirt,

and I have become like dust and ashes.

20 I cry to you for help, but you do not answer me;

I stand, and you merely look at me.

16 “Now my life is slipping away.

Days of suffering grab hold of me.

17 At night my bones hurt.

My gnawing pains never stop.

18 God’s great power becomes like clothes to me.

He chokes me like the neck of my shirt.

19 He throws me down into the mud.

I’m nothing but dust and ashes.

20 “God, I cry out to you. But you don’t answer me.

I stand up. But all you do is look at me.

16 “And now my soul is poured out within me;

Days of affliction have seized me.

17 “At night it pierces my bones within me,

And my gnawing pains take no rest.

18 “By a great force my garment is distorted;

It binds me about as the collar of my coat.

19 “He has cast me into the mire,

And I have become like dust and ashes.

20 “I cry out to You for help, but You do not answer me;

I stand up, and You turn Your attention against me.