Isaiah 38:16

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Lord, by such things people live, and in all of them is the life of my spirit. You restored me to health and let me live.

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  • Deut 8:3 : 3 He humbled you and allowed you to hunger, then fed you with manna, which neither you nor your fathers knew, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.
  • Job 33:19-28 : 19 A person is also chastened with pain on their bed and continual aching in their bones. 20 Their life begins to loathe food, and their soul rejects even the most desirable meal. 21 Their flesh wastes away so that it can no longer be seen, and their bones, once hidden, now stick out. 22 Their soul draws near to the pit, and their life to the messengers of death. 23 But if there is a messenger for them, a mediator, one among a thousand, to declare to them what is right, 24 and He is gracious to them, saying, 'Deliver them from going down to the pit; I have found a ransom,' 25 then their flesh is restored to be fresher than in youth, and they return to the days of their youthful vigor. 26 They pray to God, and He accepts them; they see His face with joy, and He restores His righteousness to them. 27 They sing before others and say, 'I have sinned and perverted what was right, but it was not repaid to me.' 28 He redeemed my soul from going down to the pit, and my life will see the light.
  • Ps 71:20 : 20 Though you have shown me many troubles and hardships, you will revive me again. From the depths of the earth, you will bring me up again.
  • Ps 119:25 : 25 My soul clings to the dust; give me life according to Your word.
  • Isa 64:5 : 5 We have all become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous deeds are like filthy rags. We wither like a leaf, and our sins carry us away like the wind.
  • Matt 4:4 : 4 But He answered, 'It is written: Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.'
  • 1 Cor 11:32 : 32 Nevertheless, when we are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined so that we may not be condemned with the world.
  • 2 Cor 4:17 : 17 For our momentary and light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.
  • Heb 12:10-11 : 10 Our earthly fathers disciplined us for a few days as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in His holiness. 11 No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.

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  • 15What shall I say? He has spoken to me, and He has done this. I will walk humbly all my years because of this anguish of my soul.

  • 17Indeed, it was for my peace that I had great bitterness; but You, in Your love, delivered my soul from the pit of destruction. You have cast all my sins behind Your back.

  • 12You gave me life and steadfast love, and Your care preserved my spirit.

  • Ps 118:17-18
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    17I shall not die, but I shall live and recount the deeds of the Lord.

    18The Lord has disciplined me severely, but He has not given me over to death.

  • Job 27:2-3
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    2As surely as God lives, who has denied me justice, and the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter,

    3as long as my breath remains in me and the spirit of God is in my nostrils,

  • Isa 38:10-11
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    10I said, "In the prime of my life I must go through the gates of Sheol; I am deprived of the rest of my years."

    11I 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."

  • 30to bring back their soul from the pit, that they may be enlightened with the light of life.

  • 14If someone dies, will they live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait for my renewal to come.

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    2I will exalt You, O LORD, for You drew me up and did not let my enemies rejoice over me.

    3O LORD, my God, I cried to You for help, and You healed me.

  • 11For the sake of your name, Lord, preserve my life. In your righteousness, bring me out of trouble.

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    8For you have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.

    9I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living.

  • 4The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.

  • 58You have pleaded my cause, O Lord; You have redeemed my life.

  • 3Now, O LORD, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.

  • 13Hear my prayer, LORD, and give ear to my cry; do not be silent to my tears, for I am a sojourner with You, a temporary resident like all my fathers.

  • 14Heal me, O LORD, and I will be healed; save me, and I will be saved, for You are my praise.

  • 5Look to the right and see—no one recognizes me; there is no refuge for me; no one cares for my soul.

  • 28He redeemed my soul from going down to the pit, and my life will see the light.

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    9You have not handed me over to the enemy, but you have set my feet in a spacious place.

    10Be gracious to me, O LORD, for I am in distress. My eyes grow weak with sorrow, as do my soul and my body.

  • 6Will you be angry with us forever? Will you prolong your anger through all generations?

  • 50This is my comfort in my affliction: that Your word has given me life.

  • 39Why should the living complain when punished for their sins?

  • 25My soul clings to the dust; give me life according to Your word.

  • Isa 38:19-20
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    19The living, the living—they thank You, as I do today. Fathers make Your faithfulness known to their children.

    20The Lord will save me, and we will sing with stringed instruments all the days of our lives in the house of the Lord.

  • 5This is what the Sovereign Lord says to these bones: 'Behold, I am going to bring breath into you, and you will come to life.'

  • 175Let my soul live, and it will praise You, and let Your judgments help me.

  • 12Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.

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    1Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD, O my soul!

    2I will praise the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have being.

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    3For the enemy has pursued me, crushing my life to the ground and making me dwell in darkness, like those long dead.

    4My spirit is overwhelmed within me; my heart is appalled inside me.

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  • 48Remember how fleeting my life is; for what futility have you created all humanity!

  • 15I have become like a man who does not hear and in whose mouth there are no rebukes.

  • 14Why should I take my flesh in my teeth and put my life in my hands?

  • 1My spirit is broken, my days have faded away, and the grave is ready for me.

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    4My soul is greatly troubled. But You, LORD—how long?

  • 6'The LORD brings death and gives life; He brings down to Sheol and raises up.'

  • 18He keeps his soul back from the pit and his life from perishing by the sword.

  • 16I despise my life; I would not live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are but a breath.

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    2LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger, nor discipline me in Your wrath.

  • 23I know You will bring me back to death, to the house appointed for all the living.

  • 26And after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I shall see God.