Isaiah 38:16-18

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¹⁶ O Lord, by these things people live,
    and in all these is the life of my spirit.^[a]
    Oh, restore me to health and make me live!
¹⁷ Surely it was for my welfare
    that I had great bitterness,
but you have held back^[b] my life
    from the pit of destruction,
for you have cast all my sins
    behind your back.^(A)
18 For Sheol cannot thank you;
    death cannot praise you;
those who go down to the Pit cannot hope
    for your faithfulness.^(B)