Isaiah 38:20

Isaiah · Old Testament · Chapter 38

“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 38:20

What Does Isaiah 38:20 Mean?

Isaiah 38:20 is found in the book of Isaiah, chapter 38, verse 20 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 16 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (16)

These passages are connected to Isaiah 38:20 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Psalms 150:4“Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.”John 5:14“Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.”Psalms 116:2“Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.”Psalms 145:2“Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever.”Psalms 118:19“Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and I will praise the LORD:”2 Chronicles 29:26“And the Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.”Psalms 9:13“Have mercy upon me, O LORD; consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death:”Psalms 26:8“LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.”Psalms 27:5“For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.”Psalms 30:11“Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;”Psalms 33:2“Praise the LORD with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.”Psalms 51:15“O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.”Psalms 66:13“I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows,”Psalms 68:25“The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the damsels playing with timbrels.”Psalms 116:17“I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD.”Habakkuk 3:19“The LORD God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds’ feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments.”

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