Isaiah 26:13-17

Lord, our God, other masters besides You have ruled us; But through You alone we confess Your name.

The dead will not live, the departed spirits will not rise; Therefore You have punished and destroyed them, And You have eliminated all remembrance of them.

You have increased the nation, Lord, You have increased the nation, You are glorified; You have extended all the borders of the land.

Lord, they sought You in distress; They could only whisper a prayer, Your discipline was upon them.

As the pregnant woman approaches the time to give birth, She writhes and cries out in her labor pains; This is how we were before You, Lord.