Isaiah 38:18-20

Good News Translation

¹⁸^(A)No one in the world of the dead can praise you;
The dead cannot trust in your faithfulness.
¹⁹It is the living who praise you,
As I praise you now.
Parents tell their children how faithful you are.
²⁰Lord, you have healed me.
We will play harps and sing your praise,
Sing praise in your Temple as long as we live.^[a]

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Footnotes

Isaiah 38:20 Verses 21-22 are placed after verse 6.

Isaiah 38:18-20

New International Version

¹⁸For the grave^(A) cannot praise you,
    death cannot sing your praise;^(B)
those who go down to the pit^(C)
    cannot hope for your faithfulness.
¹⁹The living, the living—they praise^(D) you,
    as I am doing today;
parents tell their children^(E)
    about your faithfulness.