Isaiah 38:16

“O Lord, by these things men liue: and in all these things is the life of my spirit, so wilt thou recouer me, and make me to liue.”

1611 King James Version (KJV)




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Other Translations

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.
- King James Version

"O Lord, by {these} things {men} live, And in all these is the life of my spirit; O restore me to health and let me live!
- New American Standard Version (1995)

O Lord, by these things men live; And wholly therein is the life of my spirit: Wherefore recover thou me, and make me to live.
- American Standard Version (1901)

O Lord, for this cause I am waiting for you, give rest to my spirit: make me well again, and let me come back to life.
- Basic English Bible

Lord, by these things [men] live, and in all these things is the life of my spirit; and thou hast recovered me, and made me to live.
- Darby Bible

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.
- Webster's Bible

Lord, men live by these things; and my spirit finds life in all of them: you restore me, and cause me to live.
- World English Bible

Lord, by these do [men] live, And by all in them [is] the life of my spirit, And Thou savest me, make me also to live,
- Youngs Literal Bible

O Lord, by these things men live, and altogether therein is the life of my spirit; wherefore recover Thou me, and make me to live.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Bible commentary

Wesley's Notes for Isaiah 38:16


38:16 By these - By thy promises, and thy performance of them; therefore it is not strange, that one word of God hath brought me back from the jaws of death.


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