13. Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and He saved them out of their distresses.
14. He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death and broke apart the bonds that held them. [Ps. 68:6; Acts 12:7; 16:26.]
15. Oh, that men would praise [and confess to] the Lord for His goodness and loving-kindness and His wonderful works to the children of men!
16. For He has broken the gates of bronze and cut the bars of iron apart.
17. Some are fools [made ill] because of the way of their transgressions and are afflicted because of their iniquities.
18. They loathe every kind of food, and they draw near to the gates of death.
19. Then they cry to the Lord in their trouble, and He delivers them out of their distresses.