Isaiah 38:19

19 It is the living who praise you, As I praise you now. Parents tell their children how faithful you are.

Isaiah 38:19 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 38:19

The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this
day
Every one of the living, or such who are both corporeally and spiritually alive; and therefore the word is repeated; none but such who are alive in a corporeal sense can praise the Lord in this world; and none but such who are spiritually alive can praise him aright, and such do under a true sense of the greatness of his mercies, and of their own unworthiness; and such a one was Hezekiah; for the words may be rendered, "as I am this day F24"; that is, alive in both the above senses; and so did he praise God, in such a spiritual manner, even on the day he committed this to writing, and was now in the temple offering up this thanksgiving: the father to the children shall make known thy truth:
not meaning himself, for at this time he had no children; though, no doubt, when he had any, as he afterwards had, particularly Manasseh, he took care to acquaint him with the truth and faithfulness of God in the fulfilling of his promises to him; and which every religious parent would do, and so transmit the memory thereof to future ages.


FOOTNOTES:

F24 (Mwyh ynmk) "quails ego sum hodie", Syr.

Isaiah 38:19 In-Context

17 My bitterness will turn into peace. You save my life from all danger; You forgive all my sins.
18 No one in the world of the dead can praise you; The dead cannot trust in your faithfulness.
19 It is the living who praise you, As I praise you now. Parents tell their children how faithful you are.
20 Lord, you have healed me. We will play harps and sing your praise, Sing praise in your Temple as long as we live.
21 Isaiah told the king to put a paste made of figs on his boil, and he would get well.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.