Isaiah 38:17-19

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

¹⁷ Surely it was for my welfare
    that I had great bitterness;
but you have held back^[a] my life
    from the pit of destruction,
for you have cast all my sins
    behind your back.
¹⁸ For Sheol cannot thank you,
    death cannot praise you;
those who go down to the Pit cannot hope
    for your faithfulness.
¹⁹ The living, the living, they thank you,
    as I do this day;
fathers make known to children
    your faithfulness.