Isaiah 38

¹⁵ But what can I say? 
    He has spoken to me, and he himself has done this. 
I will walk humbly all my years
    because of this anguish of my soul. 
¹⁶ Lord, by such things people live;
    and my spirit finds life in them too.
You restored me to health
    and let me live. 
¹⁷ Surely it was for my benefit 
    that I suffered such anguish. 
In your love you kept me
    from the pit of destruction;
you have put all my sins 
    behind your back. 
¹⁸ For the grave cannot praise you,
    death cannot sing your praise; 
those who go down to the pit 
    cannot hope for your faithfulness.
¹⁹ The living, the living—they praise you,
    as I am doing today;
parents tell their children 
    about your faithfulness.

²⁰ The Lord will save me,
    and we will sing with stringed instruments 
all the days of our lives 
    in the temple of the Lord.