Isaiah 38:11

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I said, "I will not see the LORD, the LORD, in the land of the living; I will no longer look on humanity or be with those who dwell in the world of the dead."

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 27:13 : 13 I am confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.
  • Ps 31:22 : 22 Blessed be the LORD, for he has shown his wondrous love to me in a fortified city.
  • Ps 116:8-9 : 8 For you have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling. 9 I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living.
  • Eccl 9:5-6 : 5 For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing; they have no further reward, and even their memory is forgotten. 6 Their love, their hatred, and their envy have already vanished, and they will never again have a part in anything that happens under the sun.
  • Job 35:14-15 : 14 Even though you say you do not see Him, your case is before Him, and you must wait for Him. 15 And now, because His anger does not punish, and He does not take note of human transgressions in full measure,
  • Ps 6:4-5 : 4 My soul is greatly troubled. But You, LORD—how long? 5 Return, LORD! Rescue my soul; save me because of Your steadfast love.

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