Isaiah 38

v.10

I said, “In the prime of my life must I go through the gates of death and be robbed of the rest of my years?“

v.11

I said, “I will not again see the Lord, the Lord, in the land of the living; no longer will I look on mankind, or be with those who now dwell in this world.

v.15

But what can I say? He has spoken to me, and he himself has done this. I will walk humbly all my years because of this anguish of my soul.

v.17

Surely it was for my benefit that I suffered such anguish. In your love you kept me from the pit of destruction; you have put all my sins behind your back.

Similar to Psalm 119:71.

v.18

For the grave cannot praise you, death cannot sing your praise; those who go down to the pit cannot hope for your faithfulness.

v.19

The living, the living—they praise you, as I am doing today; fathers tell their children about your faithfulness.