John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 38:15
What shall I say ?.... In a way of praise and thankfulness, for the mercies promised and received; I know not what to say; I want words to express the gratitude of my heart for the kindness bestowed. What shall I render to God for all his benefits? So the Targum, "what praise shall I utter, and I will say it before him?' for here begins the account of his recovery, and his thanksgiving for it: he hath both spoken unto me, and himself hath done it ; the Lord had sent him a message by... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 38:9-22
We have here Hezekiah's thanksgiving-song, which he penned, by divine direction, after his recovery. He might have taken some of the psalms of his father David, and made use of them for his purpose; he might have found many very pertinent ones. He appointed the Levites to praise the Lord with the words of David, 2 Chron. 29:30. But the occasion here was extraordinary, and, his heart being full of devout affections, he would not confine himself to the compositions he had, though of divine... read more