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.
• New International Version (NIV)The Lord will save me, and we will sing with stringed instruments all the days of our lives in the temple 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.”

Context of Isaiah 38:20

18For the dead cannot praise you; they cannot raise their voices in praise. Those who go down to the grave can no longer hope in your faithfulness. 19Only the living can praise you as I do today. Each generation tells of your faithfulness to the next. 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. 21Isaiah had said to Hezekiah’s servants, “Make an ointment from figs and spread it over the boil, and Hezekiah will recover.” 22And Hezekiah had asked, “What sign will prove that I will go 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, have mercy on me. See how my enemies torment me. Snatch me back from the jaws of death.
• Psalms 27:5For he will conceal me there when troubles come; he will hide me in his sanctuary. He will place me out of reach on a high rock.
• Psalms 30:11You have turned my mourning into joyful dancing. You have taken away my clothes of mourning and clothed me with joy,
• Psalms 51:15Unseal my lips, O Lord, that my mouth may praise you.
• Psalms 66:13Now I come to your Temple with burnt offerings to fulfill the vows I made to you—
• Psalms 145:2I will praise you every day; yes, I will praise you forever.
• Psalms 150:4Praise him with the tambourine and dancing; praise him with strings and flutes!
• Habakkuk 3:19The Sovereign Lord is my strength! He makes me as surefooted as a deer, able to tread upon the heights. (For the choir director: This prayer is to be accompanied by 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

• Stringed, Instruments
• Celebrate
• Hezekiah
• Neginah
• Poetry
• Reckon
• Undertake
• Chronicles, Books of
• Hezekiah (2)
• Isaiah

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