Isaiah 26:15-17

New American Standard Bible

^15 (A)You have increased the nation, Lord,
You have increased the nation, You are glorified;
You have ^(B)extended all the borders of the land.
¹⁶ Lord, they sought You ^(C)in distress;
They ^[a]could only whisper a prayer,
Your discipline was upon them.
^17 (D)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.