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Isaiah 38:15-17
The Voice
Isaiah 38:15-17
The Voice
15 But what can I say? God has spoken to me.
Things are as He made them.
So I am determined to go slowly, make the most of my years,
even though I am bitter to the core.
16 But I so wanted to live! So I prayed, “Lord, by these things, people live
and my spirit is grounded in the same.
So heal me, let me live!”
17 Paradoxically, my bitter experience was pushing me toward wholeness.
For You, God, have put behind all my shortcomings and wrongdoings.
You have rescued me from death.
You pulled me from a black hole of nothingness and held me close to You.
Isaiah 38:15-17
New International Version
Isaiah 38:15-17
New International Version
15 But what can I say?(A)
He has spoken to me, and he himself has done this.(B)
I will walk humbly(C) all my years
because of this anguish of my soul.(D)
16 Lord, by such things people live;
and my spirit finds life in them too.
You restored me to health
and let me live.(E)
17 Surely it was for my benefit(F)
that I suffered such anguish.(G)
In your love you kept me
from the pit(H) of destruction;
you have put all my sins(I)
behind your back.(J)
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