Isaiah 38:17

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

“Look, the grief I experienced was for my benefit. You delivered me from the Pit of oblivion. For you removed all my sins from your sight.

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Referenced Verses

  • Isa 43:25 : 25 I, I am the one who blots out your rebellious deeds for my sake; your sins I do not remember.
  • Jer 31:34 : 34 “People will no longer need to teach their neighbors and relatives to know me. For all of them, from the least important to the most important, will know me,” says the LORD.“For I will forgive their sin and will no longer call to mind the wrong they have done.”
  • Jonah 2:6 : 6 I went down to the very bottoms of the mountains; the gates of the netherworld barred me in forever; but you brought me up from the Pit, O LORD, my God.
  • Ps 30:3 : 3 O LORD, you pulled me up from Sheol; you rescued me from among those descending into the grave.
  • Ps 86:13 : 13 For you will extend your great loyal love to me, and will deliver my life from the depths of Sheol.
  • Ps 88:4-6 : 4 They treat me like those who descend into the grave. I am like a helpless man, 5 adrift among the dead, like corpses lying in the grave, whom you remember no more, and who are cut off from your power. 6 You place me in the lowest regions of the Pit, in the dark places, in the watery depths.
  • Job 3:25-26 : 25 For the very thing I dreaded has happened to me, and what I feared has come upon me. 26 I have no ease, I have no quietness; I cannot rest; turmoil has come upon me.”
  • Job 29:18 : 18 Job’s Confidence“Then I thought,‘I will die in my own home, my days as numerous as the grains of sand.
  • Ps 10:2 : 2 The wicked arrogantly chase the oppressed; the oppressed are trapped by the schemes the wicked have dreamed up.
  • Ps 30:6-7 : 6 In my self-confidence I said,“I will never be shaken.” 7 O LORD, in your good favor you made me secure. Then you rejected me and I was terrified.
  • Ps 40:2 : 2 He lifted me out of the watery pit, out of the slimy mud. He placed my feet on a rock and gave me secure footing.
  • Ps 85:2 : 2 You pardoned the wrongdoing of your people; you forgave all their sin.(Selah)
  • Mic 7:18-19 : 18 Who is a God like you? Who forgives sin and pardons the rebellion of those who remain among his people? Who does not stay angry forever, but delights in showing loyal love? 19 Who will once again have mercy on us? Who will conquer our evil deeds? Who will hurl all our sins into the depths of the sea?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Lam 3:17
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    17I am deprived of peace; I have forgotten what happiness is.

  • Ps 38:3-4
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    76%

    3My whole body is sick because of your judgment; I am deprived of health because of my sin.

    4For my sins overwhelm me; like a heavy load, they are too much for me to bear.

  • Isa 38:15-16
    2 verses
    75%

    15What can I say? He has decreed and acted. I will walk slowly all my years because I am overcome with grief.

    16O Lord, your decrees can give men life; may years of life be restored to me. Restore my health and preserve my life.’

  • Ps 116:7-8
    2 verses
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    7Rest once more, my soul, for the LORD has vindicated you.

    8Yes, LORD, you rescued my life from death, kept my eyes from tears and my feet from stumbling.

  • Ps 86:13
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    13For you will extend your great loyal love to me, and will deliver my life from the depths of Sheol.

  • Ps 55:18
    74%

    18He will rescue me and protect me from those who attack me, even though they greatly outnumber me.

  • Job 14:17
    74%

    17My offenses would be sealed up in a bag; you would cover over my sin.

  • Ps 31:7
    74%

    7I will be happy and rejoice in your faithfulness, because you notice my pain and you are aware of how distressed I am.

  • Ps 25:17-18
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    73%

    17Deliver me from my distress; rescue me from my suffering!

    18See my pain and suffering! Forgive all my sins!

  • Lam 1:20-22
    3 verses
    73%

    20ר(Resh) Look, O LORD! I am distressed; my stomach is in knots! My heart is pounding inside me. Yes, I was terribly rebellious! Out in the street the sword bereaves a mother of her children; Inside the house death is present.

    21ש(Sin/Shin) They have heard that I groan, yet there is no one to comfort me. All my enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that you have brought it about. Bring about the day of judgment that you promised so that they may end up like me!

    22ת(Tav) Let all their wickedness come before you; afflict them just as you have afflicted me because of all my acts of rebellion. For my groans are many, and my heart is sick with sorrow.

  • Job 13:26
    73%

    26For you write down bitter things against me and cause me to inherit the sins of my youth.

  • Lam 3:58
    73%

    58ר(Resh) O Lord, you championed my cause, you redeemed my life.

  • Ps 51:9
    73%

    9Hide your face from my sins! Wipe away all my guilt!

  • Jer 18:23
    73%

    23But you, LORD, know all their plots to kill me. Do not pardon their crimes! Do not ignore their sins as though you had erased them! Let them be brought down in defeat before you! Deal with them while you are still angry!

  • Ps 102:10
    73%

    10because of your anger and raging fury. Indeed, you pick me up and throw me away.

  • Lam 1:13-14
    2 verses
    73%

    13מ(Mem) He sent down fire into my bones, and it overcame them. He spread out a trapper’s net for my feet; he made me turn back. He has made me desolate; I am faint all day long.

    14נ(Nun) My sins are bound around my neck like a yoke; they are fastened together by his hand. He has placed his yoke on my neck; he has sapped my strength. The Lord has handed me over to those whom I cannot resist.

  • Isa 38:18
    73%

    18Indeed Sheol does not give you thanks; death does not praise you. Those who descend into the Pit do not anticipate your faithfulness.

  • Ps 88:6
    72%

    6You place me in the lowest regions of the Pit, in the dark places, in the watery depths.

  • Ps 41:4
    72%

    4As for me, I said:“O LORD, have mercy on me! Heal me, for I have sinned against you!

  • Ps 38:17-18
    2 verses
    72%

    17For I am about to stumble, and I am in constant pain.

    18Yes, I confess my wrongdoing, and I am concerned about my sins.

  • Ps 30:3
    72%

    3O LORD, you pulled me up from Sheol; you rescued me from among those descending into the grave.

  • Ps 9:13
    72%

    13when they prayed:“Have mercy on me, LORD! See how I am oppressed by those who hate me, O one who can snatch me away from the gates of death!

  • Ps 7:4
    72%

    4or have wronged my ally, or helped his lawless enemy,

  • Ps 88:14
    72%

    14O LORD, why do you reject me, and pay no attention to me?

  • Ps 51:4
    72%

    4Against you– you above all– I have sinned; I have done what is evil in your sight. So you are just when you confront me; you are right when you condemn me.

  • Ps 143:3
    71%

    3Certainly my enemies chase me. They smash me into the ground. They force me to live in dark regions, like those who have been dead for ages.

  • Ps 32:5
    71%

    5Then I confessed my sin; I no longer covered up my wrongdoing. I said,“I will confess my rebellious acts to the LORD.” And then you forgave my sins.(Selah)

  • Jer 18:20
    71%

    20Should good be paid back with evil? Yet they are virtually digging a pit to kill me. Just remember how I stood before you pleading on their behalf to keep you from venting your anger on them.

  • Jonah 2:6
    71%

    6I went down to the very bottoms of the mountains; the gates of the netherworld barred me in forever; but you brought me up from the Pit, O LORD, my God.

  • Job 7:20
    71%

    20If I have sinned– what have I done to you, O watcher of men? Why have you set me as your target? Have I become a burden to you?

  • Jer 4:18
    71%

    18“The way you have lived and the things you have done will bring this on you. This is the punishment you deserve, and it will be painful indeed. The pain will be so bad it will pierce your heart.”

  • Ps 85:2
    71%

    2You pardoned the wrongdoing of your people; you forgave all their sin.(Selah)

  • Ps 40:12
    71%

    12For innumerable dangers surround me. My sins overtake me so I am unable to see; they outnumber the hairs of my head so my strength fails me.

  • Job 13:24
    71%

    24Why do you hide your face and regard me as your enemy?

  • Ps 31:10
    71%

    10For my life nears its end in pain; my years draw to a close as I groan. My strength fails me because of my sin, and my bones become brittle.

  • Ps 38:8-9
    2 verses
    71%

    8I am numb with pain and severely battered; I groan loudly because of the anxiety I feel.

    9O Lord, you understand my heart’s desire; my groaning is not hidden from you.

  • Ps 6:4
    71%

    4Relent, LORD, rescue me! Deliver me because of your faithfulness!

  • Jonah 2:4
    71%

    4I thought I had been banished from your sight, that I would never again see your holy temple!

  • Ps 118:18
    71%

    18The LORD severely punished me, but he did not hand me over to death.

  • Ps 18:40
    71%

    40You make my enemies retreat; I destroy those who hate me.

  • Ps 31:22
    71%

    22I jumped to conclusions and said,“I am cut off from your presence!” But you heard my plea for mercy when I cried out to you for help.