Isaiah 36-38: He Has, He Does and He Will

In your love you kept me
   from the pit of destruction;
you have put all my sins
   behind your back.
For the grave cannot praise you,
   death cannot sing your praise;
those who go down to the pit
   cannot hope for your faithfulness.
The living, the living—they praise you,
   as I am doing today;
fathers tell their children
   about your faithfulness.
The LORD will save me,
   and we will sing with stringed instruments
all the days of our lives
   in the temple of the LORD. - Is 38:17-20 NIV

Some day the grave will be the final answer to all of our questions and supplications.  However, just as it was for Hezekiah, God intervenes in our 'now' as well.  It is not just for the future that God has put all of our sins behind his back.  It is for the here and now.  It is for the here and now that he frees us from our enemies and delivers us from all that would destroy us.  The Lord has saved us.  Not only has he taken our sins and hidden them behind his back, but we often forget how many times he has delivered us from the pit of destruction in this life.  The Lord is saving us in this very instant.  We have no conception of all the forces hovering around us that, at any second, would tear us down if it were not for his hedge around us right now.  The Lord will save us.  He will rescue us in our days to come and he will save us for eternity.  Just like in the fairy tales, we have been captivated by him and we will live happily ever after.  We have every right to sing "all the days of our lives in the temple of the Lord."

Isaiah 36-38:  The Zeal of the Lord