Isaiah 38:17-19

New Catholic Bible

¹⁷ Clearly it was for my benefit
    that I suffered such anguish,
but you have preserved my life
    from the pit of destruction,
for you have cast all my sins
    behind your back.
¹⁸ For Sheol cannot give you thanks,
    nor can death praise you.
Those who go down into the pit
    cannot hope for your kindness.
¹⁹ It is the living, only the living, who can thank you
    as I am doing today,
just as fathers make known to their sons
    your faithfulness, O God.