Isaiah 38:17

New International Reader's Version

I’m sure it was for my benefit that I suffered such great pain. You love me. You kept me from going down into the pit of death. You have put all my sins behind your back.

Cross References

Job 29:18

“I thought, ‘I’ll die in my own house. The days of my life will be as many as the grains of sand.

Job 33:24

That angel will be gracious to them. He’ll say to God, ‘Spare them from going down into the grave. I know a way that can set them free.’

Psalm 10:2

An evil person is proud and hunts down those who are weak. He catches weak people by making clever plans.

Psalm 103:12

He has removed our sins from us. He has removed them as far as the east is from the west.

Psalm 103:3

He forgives all my sins. He heals all my sicknesses.

Psalm 103:4

He saves my life from going down into the grave. His faithful and tender love makes me feel like a king.

Psalm 30:3

Lord, you brought me up from the place of the dead. You kept me from going down into the pit.

Psalm 40:2

I was sliding down into the pit of death, and he pulled me out. He brought me up out of the mud and dirt. He set my feet on a rock. He gave me a firm place to stand on.

Psalm 55:23

God, you will bring sinners down to the grave. Murderers and liars won’t live out even half of their lives. But I trust in you.

Psalm 85:2

You forgave the evil things your people did. You took away all their sins.

Psalm 86:13

Great is your love for me. You have kept me from going down into the place of the dead.

Isaiah 38:15

“But what can I say? You have promised to heal me. And you yourself have done it. Once I was proud and bitter. But now I will live the rest of my life free of pride.

Isaiah 43:25

“I am the one who wipes out your lawless acts. I do it because of who I am. I will not remember your sins anymore.

Jeremiah 31:34

They will not need to teach their neighbor anymore. And they will not need to teach one another anymore. They will not need to say, ‘Know the Lord.’ That’s because everyone will know me. From the least important of them to the most important, all of them will know me,” announces the Lord. “I will forgive their evil ways. I will not remember their sins anymore.”

Jonah 2:6

I sank down to the bottom of the mountains. I thought I had died and gone down into the grave forever. But you are the Lord my God. You brought my life up from the very edge of the pit of death.

Jonah 2:7

“When my life was nearly over, I remembered you, Lord. My prayer rose up to you. It reached you in your holy temple in heaven.