Isaiah 38:17–18

Behold, it was for my welfare

that I had great bitterness;

but in love you have delivered my life

from the pit of destruction,

for you have cast all my sins

behind your back.

For Sheol does not thank you;

death does not praise you;

those who go down to the pit do not hope

for your faithfulness.

Indeed, it was for my own well-being

that I had such intense bitterness;

but your love has delivered me

from the Pit of destruction,

for you have thrown all my sins behind your back.

For Sheol cannot thank you;

Death cannot praise you.

Those who go down to the Pit

cannot hope for your faithfulness.

Yes, this anguish was good for me,

for you have rescued me from death

and forgiven all my sins.

For the dead cannot praise you;

they cannot raise their voices in praise.

Those who go down to the grave

can no longer hope in your faithfulness.

Look! Bitterness was bitter to me for peace.

And you were the one who loved my life from the pit of destruction,

for you have cast all my sins behind your back.

For Sheol cannot praise you; death cannot praise you.

Those who go down to the pit cannot hope for your faithfulness.

Behold, for peace I had great bitterness:

But thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption:

For thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.

For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee:

They that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.