Isaiah 38:17-19

New Century Version

¹⁷ It was for my own good
    that I had such troubles.
Because you love me very much,
    you did not let me die
but threw my sins
    far away.
¹⁸ People in the place of the dead cannot praise you;
    those who have died cannot sing praises to you;
those who die don’t trust you
    to help them.
¹⁹ The people who are alive are the ones who praise you.
    They praise you as I praise you today.
A father should tell his children
    that you provide help.