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Isaiah 38:17-19
New American Standard Bible
Isaiah 38:17-19
New American Standard Bible
17 Behold, for my own welfare I had great bitterness;
But You have [a](A)kept my soul from the pit of [b]nothingness,
For You have (B)hurled all my sins behind Your back.
18 For (C)Sheol cannot thank You,
Death cannot praise You;
Those who go down (D)to the pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness.
19 It is the (E)living who give thanks to You, as I do today;
A (F)father tells his sons about Your faithfulness.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 38:17 As in some ancient versions; MT loved
- Isaiah 38:17 Or destruction
Isaiah 38:17-19
New International Version
Isaiah 38:17-19
New International Version
17 Surely it was for my benefit(A)
that I suffered such anguish.(B)
In your love you kept me
from the pit(C) of destruction;
you have put all my sins(D)
behind your back.(E)
18 For the grave(F) cannot praise you,
death cannot sing your praise;(G)
those who go down to the pit(H)
cannot hope for your faithfulness.
19 The living, the living—they praise(I) you,
as I am doing today;
parents tell their children(J)
about your faithfulness.
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