Isaiah 38:16-18

Modern English Version

¹⁶ O Lord, by these things men live,
    and in all these things is the life of my spirit;
O restore me to health
    and make me live!
¹⁷ Surely it was for my own peace
    that I had great bitterness;
but You have kept my soul
    from the pit of corruption,
for You have cast all my sins
    behind Your back.
¹⁸ For Sheol cannot thank You,
    death cannot praise You;
those who go down into the pit
    cannot hope for Your faithfulness.