Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 38:15
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15-20. The second part of the song passes from prayer to thanksgiving at the prayer being heard. What shall I say? —the language of one at a loss for words to express his sense of the unexpected deliverance. both spoken . . . and . . . done it — ( Numbers 23:19 ). Both promised and performed ( 1 Thessalonians 5:24 ; Hebrews 10:23 ). himself —No one else could have done it ( Psalms 98:1 ). go softly . . . in the bitterness —rather, " on account of the bitterness"; I will behave myself humbly in remembrance of my past sorrow and sickness from which I have been delivered by God's mercy (see 1 Kings 21:27 ; 1 Kings 21:29 ). In 1 Kings 21:29- : , the same Hebrew verb expresses the slow and solemn gait of one going up to the house of God; it is found nowhere else, hence ROSENMULLER explains it, "I will reverently attend the sacred festivals in the temple"; but this ellipsis would be harsh; rather metaphorically the word is transferred to a calm, solemn, and submissive walk of life. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-16" class="com-number"
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