Isaiah 38:17-19
American Standard Version
17 Behold, it was for my peace that I had great bitterness:
But [a]thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of [b]corruption;
For thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.
18 For Sheol cannot praise thee, death cannot celebrate thee:
They that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.
19 The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day:
The father to the children shall make known thy truth.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 38:17 Hebrew thou hast loved my soul from the pit.
- Isaiah 38:17 Or, nothingness
Isaiah 38:17-19
New King James Version
17 Indeed it was for my own peace
That I had great bitterness;
But You have lovingly delivered my soul from the pit of corruption,
For You have cast all my sins behind Your back.
18 For (A)Sheol cannot thank You,
Death cannot praise You;
Those who go down to the pit cannot hope for Your truth.
19 The living, the living man, he shall praise You,
As I do this day;
(B)The father shall make known Your truth to the children.
Isaiah 38:17-19
King James Version
17 Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.
18 For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.
19 The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth.
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