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Isaiah

Isaiah 
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Day 283

"The LORD was ready to save me"

Text: Isaiah 38:20

SONGS OF PRAISE

Hezekiah was spared from death. He was grateful that he was alive. He determined to sing praises to the LORD!

“The living, the living man, he shall praise You,
As I do this day;
The father shall make known Your truth to the children.
‘The LORD was ready to save me;
Therefore we will sing my songs with stringed instruments
All the days of our life, in the house of the LORD.'”
Isaiah 38:19-20

1. Among the living.

a) Hezekiah was among the living.

b) He was spared from impending death.

c) He was determined to offer praise.

d) As a father, he would make known the truth about God to his children.

i) His own offspring.

ii) The children of Israel.

2. The LORD’s part.

a) He was ready to save.

b) He was not reluctant to deliver Hezekiah.

i) God heard his prayers graciously.

ii) He answered swiftly.

iii) He showed great compassion and mercy.

3. Deep commitment from Hezekiah.

a) To sing songs with string instruments to the LORD.

b) To sing to the LORD in His house.

c) To sing to the LORD all the days of his life.