He punished me terribly, but he did not let death lay its hands on me.
“Because you wouldn't obey me and took Uriah's wife for yourself, your family will never live in peace.
In times of war and famine, God will keep you safe.
I had sunk down below the underwater mountains; I knew that for ever, I would be a prisoner there. But, you, LORD God, rescued me from that pit.
But when the Lord judges and punishes us, he does it to keep us from being condemned with the rest of the world.
We are unknown to others, but well known to you. We seem to be dying, and yet we are still alive. We have been punished, but never killed,