

A writing of Hezekiah
after he had been
sick
I said
in the cutting off of my days
I shall go
to the gates of the grave
I am deprived of the residue of my years I
said
I shall not see the Lord
in the land of the living
mine age is departed
from
me
The living the living he shall praise thee
as I do
this day
the father to the children
shall make known thy truth O
Lord by these things men live
thou hast delivered
my soul
from the pit
for thou hast cast
all my sins
behind thy back
For the grave cannot praise thee
death cannot celebrate thee
they that go down into the pit
cannot hope
The Lord
was ready
to save me
we will sing
my songs all the days
of our life