Isaiah 38:20

Isaiah 38:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The Lord was ready to save me: therefore we will sing my songs to the stringed instruments all the days of our life in the house of the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord will save me, and we will play my music on stringed instruments all the days of our lives, at the house of the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“The Lord was ready to save me; Therefore we will sing my songs with stringed instruments All the days of our life, in the house of the Lord.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)Think of it—the Lord is ready to heal me! I will sing his praises with instruments every day of my life in the Temple of the Lord.

Context of Isaiah 38:20

18For the grave cannot praise you, death cannot sing your praise; those who go down to the pit cannot hope for your faithfulness. 19The living, the living—they praise you, as I am doing today; parents tell their children about your faithfulness. The Lord will save me, and we will sing with stringed instruments all the days of our lives in the temple of the Lord. 21Isaiah had said, “Prepare a poultice of figs and apply it to the boil, and he will recover.” 22Hezekiah had asked, “What will be the sign that I will go up to the temple of the Lord?”

Isaiah 38:20 word by word

יְהוָ֖ה לְהוֹשִׁיעֵ֑נִי וּנְגִנוֹתַ֧י נְנַגֵּ֛ן כָּל־יְמֵ֥י חַיֵּ֖ינוּ עַל־בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• to saveיָשַׁעyâsha‛ · to saveH3467
• me: therefore we will sing my songsנְגִינָהnegîynâh negîynath · musicH5058
• to the stringed instrumentsנָגַןnâgan · to playH5059
• all the daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• of our lifeחַיִּיםchay · lifeH2416
• in the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004

Cross-references for Isaiah 38:20

• Psalms 9:13Lord, see how my enemies persecute me! Have mercy and lift me up from the gates of death,
• Psalms 27:5For in the day of trouble he will keep me safe in his dwelling; he will hide me in the shelter of his sacred tent and set me high upon a rock.
• Psalms 30:11You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,
• Psalms 51:15Open my lips, Lord, and my mouth will declare your praise.
• Psalms 66:13I will come to your temple with burnt offerings and fulfill my vows to you—
• Psalms 145:2Every day I will praise you and extol your name for ever and ever.
• Psalms 150:4praise him with timbrel and dancing, praise him with the strings and pipe,
• Habakkuk 3:19The Sovereign Lord is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to tread on the heights. For the director of music. On my stringed instruments.

Commentaries on Isaiah 38:20

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-22Verses 9-22 We have here Hezekiah's thanksgiving. It is well for us to remember the mercies we receive in sickness. Hezekiah records the condition he was in. He dwells upon this; I shall no more see the Lord. A good man wishes not to live for any other end than that he may serve God, and have communion with him. Our present residence is like that of a shepherd in his hut, a poor, mean, and cold lodging, and with a trust committed to our charge, as the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-20Hezekiah’s poem includes both lament (Isaiah 38:9–14) and praise (38:15–20). The praise remains restrained until the final verse.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-209-20. The prayer and thanksgiving song of Hezekiah is only given here, not in the parallel passages of Second Kings and Second Chronicles. Is 38:9 is the heading or inscription.Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 38:20

• Harp
• Hezekiah
• Life
• Psalms
• Worship

In the dictionaries

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Commentaries on Isaiah 38

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings