Parallel Bible results for "isaiah 38:10-20"

Isaiah 38:10-20

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10 I thought that in the prime of life I was going to the world of the dead, Never to live out my life.
10 I said, “In the prime of my life must I go through the gates of death and be robbed of the rest of my years?”
11 I thought that in this world of the living I would never again see the Lord Or any living person.
11 I said, “I will not again see the LORD himself in the land of the living; no longer will I look on my fellow man, or be with those who now dwell in this world.
12 My life was cut off and ended, Like a tent that is taken down, Like cloth that is cut from a loom. I thought that God was ending my life.
12 Like a shepherd’s tent my house has been pulled down and taken from me. Like a weaver I have rolled up my life, and he has cut me off from the loom; day and night you made an end of me.
13 All night I cried out with pain, As if a lion were breaking my bones. I thought that God was ending my life.
13 I waited patiently till dawn, but like a lion he broke all my bones; day and night you made an end of me.
14 My voice was thin and weak, And I moaned like a dove. My eyes grew tired from looking to heaven. Lord, rescue me from all this trouble.
14 I cried like a swift or thrush, I moaned like a mourning dove. My eyes grew weak as I looked to the heavens. I am being threatened; Lord, come to my aid!”
15 What can I say? The Lord has done this. My heart is bitter, and I cannot sleep.
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, I will live for you, for you alone; Heal me and let me live.
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 My bitterness will turn into peace. You save my life from all danger; You forgive all my sins.
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 No one in the world of the dead can praise you; The dead cannot trust in your faithfulness.
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 It is the living who praise you, As I praise you now. Parents tell their children how faithful you are.
19 The living, the living—they praise you, as I am doing today; parents tell their children about your faithfulness.
20 Lord, you have healed me. We will play harps and sing your praise, Sing praise in your Temple as long as we live.
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.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
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