"Man is also chastenedwith painon his bed,And with unceasingcomplaintin his bones;
Then Asawas angrywith the seerand puthim in prison,for he was enragedat him for this.And Asaoppressedsomeof the peopleat the sametime.
In the thirty-ninthyearof his reignAsabecamediseasedin his feet.His diseasewas severe,yet evenin his diseasehe did not seekthe LORD,but the physicians.
"His bonesare fullof his youthfulvigor,But it liesdownwith him in the dust.
"I brokethe jawsof the wickedAnd snatchedthe preyfrom his teeth.
"At nightit piercesmy boneswithinme, And my gnawing[pains] takenorest.
"WhenI liedownI say,'Whenshall I arise?'But the nightcontinues,And I am continuallytossinguntildawn.
BeforeI was afflictedI wentastray,But nowI keepYour word.
It is goodfor me that I was afflicted,That I may learnYour statutes.
For I have been strickenalldaylong And chastenedevery morning.
Blessedis the manwhomYou chasten,O LORD,And whom You teachout of Your law;
For thereis a proper timeand procedurefor everydelight,thougha man'stroubleis heavyupon him.
Thereforethrough thisJacob'siniquitywill be forgiven;And thiswill be the fullpriceof the pardoningof his sin:When he makesallthe altarstoneslike pulverizedchalkstones;[When] Asherimand incensealtarswill not stand.
But when we are judged,we are disciplinedby the Lordsothat we will not be condemnedalongwith the world.
"Thus you are to knowin your heartthat the LORDyour Godwas discipliningyou justas a mandisciplineshis son.
Those whomI love,I reproveand discipline;thereforebe zealousand repent.
