I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears. {all...: or, every night}

I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all {is} vanity and vexation of spirit.

Behold, thou hast made my days {as} an handbreadth; and mine age {is} as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state {is} altogether vanity. Selah. {at...: Heb. settled}

But now he hath made me weary: thou hast made desolate all my company.

Oh that I were as {in} months past, as {in} the days {when} God preserved me;

For he performeth {the thing that is} appointed for me: and many such {things are} with him.

In the morning thou shalt say, Would God it were even! and at even thou shalt say, Would God it were morning! for the fear of thine heart wherewith thou shalt fear, and for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see.

But now he hath made me weary: thou hast made desolate all my company.

I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears. {all...: or, every night}

For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning. {chastened: Heb. my chastisement was}

Mine age is departed, and is removed from me as a shepherd's tent: I have cut off like a weaver my life: he will cut me off with pining sickness: from day {even} to night wilt thou make an end of me. {with...: or, from the thrum}

She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears {are} on her cheeks: among all her lovers she hath none to comfort {her}: all her friends have dealt treacherously with her, they are become her enemies.

When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint;

They change the night into day: the light {is} short because of darkness. {short: Heb. near}

Oh that I were as {in} months past, as {in} the days {when} God preserved me;