Isaiah 38
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Summary
Hezekiah is blessed with fifteen more years of life. As a sign of this, the sun is moved back, and Hezekiah praises the Lord.
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| (15) What shall I say? he hath both spoken unto me, and himself hath done it: I shall go softly all my years in the bitterness of my soul. | (15) What shall I say? he hath both spoken unto me, and himself hath healed me. I shall go softly all my years in the bitterness of my soul. |
| (16) O Lord, by these things men live, and in all these things is the life of my spirit: so wilt thou recover me, and make me to live. | (16) O Lord, thou who art the life of my spirit in whom I live! So wilt thou recover me and make me to live, and in all these things I will praise thee. |
| (17) | (17) Behold, I had great bitterness instead of peace, but thou hast in love to my soul saved me from the pit... |
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