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17 Behold, for my own well-being I had great bitterness;
But it is You who has [a](A)held back my soul from the pit of [b]nothingness,
For You have (B)cast all my sins behind Your back.
18 For (C)Sheol cannot thank You;
Death cannot praise You;
Those who go down (D)to the pit cannot keep watch for Your truth.
19 It is the (E)living, the living who give thanks to You, as I do today;
A (F)father makes known to his sons about Your truth.

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  1. Isaiah 38:17 As in some versions; Heb loved
  2. Isaiah 38:17 Or destruction