Isaiah 38:9 Cross References

Isaiah 38:9

9: When King Hezekiah was well again, he wrote this poem about his experience:

"Come, let us return to the LORD! He has torn us in pieces; now he will heal us. He has injured us; now he will bandage our wounds.
In just a short time, he will restore us so we can live in his presence.

King Hezekiah and the officials ordered the Levites to praise the LORD with the psalms of David and Asaph the seer. So they offered joyous praise and bowed down in worship.

Then Hannah prayed: "My heart rejoices in the LORD! Oh, how the LORD has blessed me! Now I have an answer for my enemies, as I delight in your deliverance.
No one is holy like the LORD! There is no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God.
"Stop acting so proud and haughty! Don't speak with such arrogance! The LORD is a God who knows your deeds; and he will judge you for what you have done.
Those who were mighty are mighty no more; and those who were weak are now strong.
Those who were well fed are now starving; and those who were starving are now full. The barren woman now has seven children; but the woman with many children will have no more.

Look now; I myself am he! There is no god other than me! I am the one who kills and gives life; I am the one who wounds and heals; no one delivers from my power!

You have turned my mourning into joyful dancing. You have taken away my clothes of mourning and clothed me with joy,
that I might sing praises to you and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give you thanks forever!

On that day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this song:
"When Israel's leaders take charge, and the people gladly follow--bless the LORD!
"Listen, you kings! Pay attention, you mighty rulers! For I will sing to the LORD. I will lift up my song to the LORD, the God of Israel.
"LORD, when you set out from Seir and marched across the fields of Edom, the earth trembled and the cloudy skies poured down rain.
The mountains quaked at the coming of the LORD. Even Mount Sinai shook in the presence of the LORD, the God of Israel.

Then Moses and the people of Israel sang this song to the LORD: "I will sing to the LORD, for he has triumphed gloriously; he has thrown both horse and rider into the sea.
The LORD is my strength and my song; he has become my victory. He is my God, and I will praise him; he is my father's God, and I will exalt him!
The LORD is a warrior; yes, the LORD is his name!
Pharaoh's chariots and armies, he has thrown into the sea. The very best of Pharaoh's officers have been drowned in the Red Sea.
The deep waters have covered them; they sank to the bottom like a stone.

Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from inside the fish.
He said, "I cried out to the LORD in my great trouble, and he answered me. I called to you from the world of the dead, and LORD, you heard me!
You threw me into the ocean depths, and I sank down to the heart of the sea. I was buried beneath your wild and stormy waves.
Then I said, `O LORD, you have driven me from your presence. How will I ever again see your holy Temple?'
"I sank beneath the waves, and death was very near. The waters closed in around me, and seaweed wrapped itself around my head.

The LORD has punished me severely, but he has not handed me over to death.
Open for me the gates where the righteous enter, and I will go in and thank the LORD.

In that day you will sing: "Praise the LORD! He was angry with me, but now he comforts me.
See, God has come to save me. I will trust in him and not be afraid. The LORD GOD is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation."
With joy you will drink deeply from the fountain of salvation!
In that wonderful day you will sing: "Thank the LORD! Praise his name! Tell the world what he has done. Oh, how mighty he is!
Sing to the LORD, for he has done wonderful things. Make known his praise around the world.

I love the LORD because he hears and answers my prayers.
Because he bends down and listens, I will pray as long as I have breath!
Death had its hands around my throat; the terrors of the grave overtook me. I saw only trouble and sorrow.
Then I called on the name of the LORD: "Please, LORD, save me!"

Some were fools in their rebellion; they suffered for their sins.
Their appetites were gone, and death was near.
"LORD, help!" they cried in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.
He spoke, and they were healed--snatched from the door of death.
Let them praise the LORD for his great love and for all his wonderful deeds to them.

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