Isaiah 38:17-20

English Standard Version

^17 (A)Behold, it was for my welfare
    that I had great bitterness;
^(B)but in love you have delivered my life
    from the pit of destruction,
^(C)for you have cast all my sins
    behind your back.
^18 (D)For Sheol does not thank you;
    death does not praise you;
those who go down to the pit do not hope
    for your faithfulness.
¹⁹ The living, the living, he thanks you,
    as I do this day;
^(E)the father makes known to the children
    your faithfulness.