Isaiah 38:16

“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.”

"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." - Isaiah 38:16
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What does Isaiah 38:16 mean?

Sure, Isaiah 38:16 (KJV) reads: "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." This verse appears in the book of Isaiah, which is a collection of prophecies and teachings from the prophet…

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The Essence of Life: Embracing Divine Recovery

When we journey through the various challenges of life, we often find ourselves wrestling with our circumstances, seeking meaning amid pain and uncertainty. Isaiah 38:16 offers us a profound declaration that resonates with the human spirit: "O Lord, by these things men live, and…

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A Prayer for Renewal and Restoration

O Sovereign Lord, Eternal One, I come before You this day in humble adoration, reflecting upon the profound truth found in Isaiah 38:16, where it is written, "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…

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Isaiah 38:16 - "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."
Isaiah 38:16-17 - "O Lord, by these things men live, and in all these is the life of my spirit. Oh restore me to health and make me live! 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."
"O Lord, by these things men live, and in all these is the life of my spirit. Oh restore me to health and make me live! 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." - Isaiah 38:16-17
Isaiah 38:4 - "¶ Then came the word of the LORD to Isaiah, saying,"
Isaiah 38:17
"¶ Then came the word of the LORD to Isaiah, saying," - Isaiah 38:4
Isaiah 38:21 - "For Isaiah had said, Let them take a lump of figs, and lay it for a plaister upon the boil, and he shall recover."
Isaiah 38:2 - "Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed unto the LORD,"
Isaiah 38:6 - "And I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria: and I will defend this city."
Exodus 38:16 - "All the hangings of the court round about were of fine twined linen."
Isaiah 38:9 - "¶ The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and was recovered of his sickness:"
Isaiah 38:22 - "Hezekiah also had said, What is the sign that I shall go up to the house of the LORD?"
Isaiah 38:7 - "And this shall be a sign unto thee from the LORD, that the LORD will do this thing that he hath spoken;"
Job 38:16 - "Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?"
Acts 16:38 - "And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans."
Isaiah 38:18 - "For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth."
Isaiah 38:1 - "In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came unto him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order: for thou shalt die, and not live."
1 Chronicles 16:38 - "And Obed-edom with their brethren, threescore and eight; Obed-edom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah to be porters:"
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."
Isaiah 38:11 - "I said, I shall not see the LORD, even the LORD, in the land of the living: I shall behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world."
Isaiah 38:20 - "The LORD was ready to save me: therefore we will sing my songs to the stringed instruments all the days of our life in the house of the LORD."
Isaiah 38:10 - "I said in the cutting off of my days, I shall go to the gates of the grave: I am deprived of the residue of my years."
Ezekiel 16:38 - "And I will judge thee, as women that break wedlock and shed blood are judged; and I will give thee blood in fury and jealousy."
"For Isaiah had said, Let them take a lump of figs, and lay it for a plaister upon the boil, and he shall recover." - Isaiah 38:21
"Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed unto the LORD," - Isaiah 38:2
Psalms 38:16 - "For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me."
Isaiah 38:14 - "Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove: mine eyes fail with looking upward: O LORD, I am oppressed; undertake for me."
Isaiah 38:15 - "What shall I say? he hath both spoken unto me, and himself hath done it: I shall go softly all my years in the bitterness of my soul."
"All the hangings of the court round about were of fine twined linen." - Exodus 38:16