Isaiah 38:20 - Exposition

The Lord was ready to save me; rather, came to my rescue ; came and saved me. Therefore we will sing my songs to the stringed instruments ; rather, therefore will we play my stringed instruments. Hezekiah calls the stringed instruments his, because he had recalled their use, and re-established them as a part of the temple service after the suspension of that service by Ahaz ( 2 Chronicles 29:30 ). His intention now is to take continual part with the Levites in

. Upon the boil . The term hero translated "boil" is used in Exodus ( Exodus 9:9-11 ) for the affliction which constituted the sixth plague, in Leviticus (Le Leviticus 13:18-23 ) for an ulcer accompanying one of the worst forms of leprosy, in Deuteronomy ( Deuteronomy 28:27 , Deuteronomy 28:35 ) for "the botch of Egypt," and in Job ( Job 2:7 ) for the last of the visitations from which he suffered. It is not unlikely that it was of a leprous character.