Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
God of David thy father—God remembers the covenant with the father to the children (Exodus 20:5; Psalms 89:28-29).
tears— (Psalms 56:8).
days . . . years—Man's years, however many, are but as so many days (Genesis 5:27).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Isaiah 38:5:
Ecclesiastes 3:3
Isaiah 35:10
Isaiah 38:6
Daniel 4:27
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