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.

21 You turn on me ruthlessly;

with the might of your hand you attack me.

22 You snatch me up and drive me before the wind;

you toss me about in the storm.

23 I know you will bring me down to death,

to the place appointed for all the living.

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 great force my garment is disfigured;

it binds me about like the collar of my tunic.

19 God has cast me into the mire,

and I have become like dust and ashes.

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

I stand, and you only look at me.

21 You have turned cruel to me;

with the might of your hand you persecute me.

22 You lift me up on the wind; you make me ride on it,

and you toss me about in the roar of the storm.

23 For I know that you will bring me to death

and to the house appointed for all living.

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.

21 Thou art become cruel to me:

With thy strong hand thou opposest thyself against me.

22 Thou liftest me up to the wind; thou causest me to ride upon it,

And dissolvest my substance.

23 For I know that thou wilt bring me to death,

And to the house appointed for all living.

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.

21 You have become cruel toward me.

You use your power to persecute me.

22 You throw me into the whirlwind

and destroy me in the storm.

23 And I know you are sending me to my death—

the destination of all who live.

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.

21 But You have become cruel to me;

With the strength of Your hand You oppose me.

22 You lift me up to the wind and cause me to ride on it;

You spoil my success.

23 For I know that You will bring me to death,

And to the house appointed for all living.

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.

21 You have turned on me without mercy;

with your powerful hand you attacked me.

22 You snatched me up and threw me into the wind

and tossed me about in the storm.

23 I know you will bring me down to death,

to the place where all living people must go.

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.

21 Thou art turned to be cruel to me;

With the might of thy hand thou persecutest me.

22 Thou liftest me up to the wind, thou causest me to ride upon it;

And thou dissolvest me in the storm.

23 For I know that thou wilt bring me to death,

And to the house appointed for all living.

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. 21 Thou art changed to a cruel one to me; with the strength of thy hand thou pursuest me. 22 Thou liftest me up to the wind; thou causest me to be borne away, and dissolvest my substance. 23 For I know that thou wilt bring me to death, and into the house of assemblage for all living.

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. 

21 You have begun to treat me cruelly. 

With your mighty hand you assault me. 

22 You pick me up and let the wind carry me away. 

You toss me around with a storm. 

23 I know you will lead me to death, 

to the dwelling place appointed for all living beings.” 

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.

21 You have turned against me with cruelty;

You harass me with Your strong hand.

22 You lift me up on the wind and make me ride it;

You scatter me in the storm.

23 Yes, I know that You will lead me to death—

the place appointed for all who live.

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.

21 You have turned cruel to me;

you persecute me with your hand’s might.

22 You lift me up to the wind—you make me ride it,

and you toss me about in the storm.

23 Indeed, I know that you will bring me to death

and to the house of assembly for all the living.

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.

21 You do mean things to me.

Your mighty hand attacks me.

22 You pick me up and blow me away with the wind.

You toss me around in the storm.

23 I know that you will bring me down to death.

That’s what you have appointed for everyone.

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.

21 “You have become cruel to me;

With the might of Your hand You persecute me.

22 “You lift me up to the wind and cause me to ride;

And You dissolve me in a storm.

23 “For I know that You will bring me to death

And to the house of meeting for all living.