O Lord, by these things men live, and in all these things is the life of my spirit: so wilt thou recover me, and make me to live.
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Gill's Exposition
Behold, for peace I had great bitterness,.... Meaning not that instead of peace and prosperity, which he expected would ensue upon the destruction of Sennacherib's army, came a bitter affliction upon…
Barnes' Notes
O Lord, by these things men live - The design of this and the following verses is evidently to set forth the goodness of God, and to celebrate his praise for what he had done. The phrase ‘these…
We have here Hezekiah's thanksgiving-song, which he penned, by divine direction, after his recovery. He might have taken some of the psalms of his father David, and made use of them for his purpose;…
Cambridge Bible
The thought expressed by E.V. is somewhat as follows: "By such Divine words and deeds (Isa 38:38) men are preserved in life; and by such things my spirit is revived." No one will say that this is…
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