New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 38:15-20

15“Whatמָֽה־mah-H4100shall I sayאֲדַבֵּ֥ר'a.da.BerH1696?For He has spokenוְאָֽמַר־ve.'a.mar-H559to me, and He Himselfוְה֣וּאve.Hu'H1931has doneעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213it; I willwanderאֶדַּדֶּ֥ה'ed.da.DehH1718about allכָל־khol-H3605my yearsשְׁנוֹתַ֖יshe.no.TaiH8141becauseעַל־'al-H5921of thebitternessמַ֥רmarH4751of my soulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315.

16O Lordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136, by these things menliveיִֽחְי֑וּyich.YuH2421,And in allוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605these is the lifeH2425of my spiritרוּחִ֔יru.ChiH7307;O restoreH2492me to healthH2492andlet me liveוְהַחֲיֵֽנִי׃ve.ha.cha.Ye.niH2421!

17Loהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009, for my ownwelfareלְשָׁל֖וֹםle.sha.LomH7965I hadמַר־mar-H4843greatH4751bitternessH4751; It is You who haskeptחָשַׁ֤קְתָּcha.Shak.taH2836my soulנַפְשִׁי֙naf.ShiH5315from the pitמִשַּׁ֣חַתmi.Sha.chatH7845ofnothingnessבְּלִ֔יbe.LiH1097, For You havecastהִשְׁלַ֛כְתָּhish.Lakh.taH7993allכָּל־kol-H3605my sinsחֲטָאָֽי׃cha.ta.'AiH2399behindאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Your backגֵוְךָ֖ge.ve.KhaH1460.

18ForSheolשְׁא֛וֹלshe.'olH7585cannotלֹ֥אlo'H3808thankתּוֹדֶ֖ךָּto.De.kaH3034You,Deathמָ֣וֶתMa.vetH4194cannot praiseיְהַלְלֶ֑ךָּye.ha.Le.kaH1984You;Those who goיֽוֹרְדֵי־yor.dei-H3381downH3381to the pitב֖וֹרVorH953cannotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808hopeיְשַׂבְּר֥וּye.sa.be.RuH7663for Your faithfulnessאֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃'a.mi.Te.khaH571.

19It is thelivingH2416who giveH3034thanksיוֹדֶ֖ךָyo.De.khaH3034to You, as I do todayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117; Afatherאָ֣ב'avH1tellsיוֹדִ֖יעַyo.Di.a'H3045his sonsלְבָנִ֔יםle.va.NimH1121aboutאֶל־'el-H413Your faithfulnessאֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃'a.mi.Te.khaH571.

20The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will surely saveלְהוֹשִׁיעֵ֑נִיle.ho.shi.'E.niH3467me; So we willplayנְנַגֵּ֛ןne.na.GenH5059my songsוּנְגִנוֹתַ֧יu.ne.gi.no.TaiH5058on stringedH5058instrumentsAllכָּל־kol-H3605thedaysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of our lifeH2425at the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.”

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