2 Kings 19:14-19

Christian Standard Bible

Hezekiah’s Prayer

¹⁴ Hezekiah took^(A) the letter^(B) from the messengers’ hands, read it, then went up to the Lord’s temple, and spread it out before the Lord.^{(C) 15} Then Hezekiah prayed before the Lord:

Lord God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim,^(D) you are God—you alone—of all the kingdoms of the earth. You made the heavens and the earth.^{(E) 16} Listen closely, Lord, and hear; open your eyes, Lord, and see.^(F) Hear the words that Sennacherib has sent to mock the living God.^{(G) 17} Lord, it is true that the kings of Assyria have devastated the nations and their lands.^{(H) 18} They have thrown their gods into the fire, for they were not gods but made by human hands—wood and stone.^(I) So they have destroyed them. ¹⁹ Now, Lord our God, please save us from his power so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you, Lord, are God—you alone.^(J)