In the dayof my troubleI soughtthe Lord;In the nightmy handwas stretchedout withoutweariness;My soulrefusedto be comforted.
He said,"Your nameshall nolongerbe Jacob,but Israel;for you have strivenwith Godand with menand have prevailed."
Then allhis sonsand allhis daughtersaroseto comforthim, but he refusedto be comforted.And he said,"SurelyI will godownto Sheolin mourningfor my son."So his fatherweptfor him.
"Ifthere is faminein the land,ifthere is pestilence,ifthere is blightor mildew,ifthere is locustor grasshopper,iftheir enemiesbesiegethem in the landof their cities,whateverplagueor whateversickness[there is],
"Ifyou would directyour heartrightAnd spreadout your handto Him,
In my distressI calledupon the LORD,And criedto my Godfor help;He heardmy voiceout of His temple,And my cryfor helpbeforeHim cameinto His ears.
Callupon Me in the dayof trouble;I shall rescueyou, and you will honorMe."
Eveningand morningand at noon,I will complainand murmur,And He will hearmy voice.
WhenI rememberYou on my bed,I meditateon You in the night watches,
In the dayof my troubleI shall callupon You, For You will answerme.
The spiritof a mancan endurehis sickness,But [as for] a brokenspiritwhocan bearit?
O LORD,they soughtYou in distress;They could only whispera prayer,Your chasteningwas upon them.
At nightmy soullongsfor You, Indeed,my spiritwithinme seeksYou diligently;For whenthe earthexperiences Your judgmentsThe inhabitantsof the worldlearnrighteousness.
Thussaysthe LORD,"A voiceis heardin Ramah,Lamentation[and] bitterweeping.Rachelis weepingfor her children;She refusesto be comfortedfor her children,Becausethey are nomore."
When Ephraimsawhis sickness,And Judahhis wound,Then Ephraimwentto AssyriaAnd sentto KingJareb.But he is unableto healyou, Or to cureyou of your wound.
"Come,let us returnto the LORD.For He has torn[us], but He will healus; He has wounded[us], but He will bandageus.
Thenthe Jewswho were with her in the house,and consolingher, when they sawthat Marygotup quicklyand wentout, they followedher, supposingthat she was goingto the tombto weepthere.
In the daysof His flesh,He offeredup bothprayersand supplicationswith loudcryingand tearsto the One ableto saveHim from death,and He was heardbecauseof His piety.
