Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 38:16-20

16O Lordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136,byעֲלֵיהֶ֣ם'a.lei.HemH5921such thingsmen liveיִֽחְי֑וּyich.YuH2421,and in allוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605of themmy spiritרוּחִ֔יru.ChiH7307findslifeחַיֵּ֣יchai.YeiH2416.You have restored me to healthוְתַחֲלִימֵ֖נִיve.ta.cha.li.Me.niH2492and have let me liveוְהַחֲיֵֽנִי׃ve.ha.cha.Ye.niH2421.

17Surelyהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009for my own welfareלְשָׁל֖וֹםle.sha.LomH7965I had such greatמָ֑רMarH4751anguishמַר־mar-H4843;but Yourוְאַתָּ֞הve.'a.TahH859loveחָשַׁ֤קְתָּcha.Shak.taH2836has delivered meנַפְשִׁי֙naf.ShiH5315from the pitמִשַּׁ֣חַתmi.Sha.chatH7845of oblivionבְּלִ֔יbe.LiH1097,forכִּ֥יkiH3588You have castהִשְׁלַ֛כְתָּhish.Lakh.taH7993allכָּל־kol-H3605my sinsחֲטָאָֽי׃cha.ta.'AiH2399behindאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Your backגֵוְךָ֖ge.ve.KhaH1460.

18Forכִּ֣יkiH3588Sheolשְׁא֛וֹלshe.'olH7585cannotלֹ֥אlo'H3808thank Youתּוֹדֶ֖ךָּto.De.kaH3034;Deathמָ֣וֶתMa.vetH4194cannot praise Youיְהַלְלֶ֑ךָּye.ha.Le.kaH1984.Those who descendיֽוֹרְדֵי־yor.dei-H3381to the Pitב֖וֹרVorH953cannotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808hopeיְשַׂבְּר֥וּye.sa.be.RuH7663forאֶל־'el-H413Your faithfulnessאֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃'a.mi.Te.khaH571.

19The livingחַ֥יchaiH2416,only the livingחַ֛י ה֥וּאchai hu'H2416 H1931,can thank Youיוֹדֶ֖ךָyo.De.khaH3034,as I do todayכָּמ֣וֹנִי הַיּ֑וֹםka.Mo.ni hai.YomH3644 H3117;fathersאָ֣ב'avH1will tellיוֹדִ֖יעַyo.Di.a'H3045their childrenלְבָנִ֔יםle.va.NimH1121aboutאֶל־'el-H413Your faithfulnessאֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃'a.mi.Te.khaH571.

20The LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will save meלְהוֹשִׁיעֵ֑נִיle.ho.shi.'E.niH3467;we will play songsנְנַגֵּ֛ןne.na.GenH5059on stringed instrumentsוּנְגִנוֹתַ֧יu.ne.gi.no.TaiH5058allכָּל־kol-H3605the daysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of our livesחַיֵּ֖ינוּchai.Yei.nuH2416inעַל־'al-H5921the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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