Skip to content

Isaiah 38:19

Isaiah 38:19
The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth.

My Notes

Commentary

Trusted original commentary from respected historical Bible scholars and theologians.

Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

The Lord was ready to save me,.... Or, "the Lord to save me (y)"; he was at hand to save him; he was both able and willing to save him; he was a present help in time of need; he arose for his help,…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

The living, the living - An emphatic or intensive form of expression, as in Isa 38:11, Isa 38:17. Nothing would express his idea but a repetition of the word, as if the heart was full of it. The…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Isaiah 38:9-22

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;…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

the father … truth Cf. Psa 22:30; Psa 48:13-14; Psa 71:18; Psa 78:3-4.