rsv Isaiah:38:17-18
rsv@Isaiah:38:17 @ Lo, it was for my welfare that I had great bitterness; but thou hast held back my life from the pit of destruction, for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.
rsv@Isaiah:38:18 @ For Sheol cannot thank thee, death cannot praise thee; those who go down to the pit cannot hope for thy faithfulness.