⁴⁰ Now, my God, I pray, let Your eyes be ^(A)open and let Your ears be attentive to the prayer made in this place.

Assurance of God’s Eternal Protection

To the Chief Musician. On ^[a]a stringed instrument. A Psalm of David.

^17 (A)Incline Your ear, O Lord, and hear; open Your eyes, O Lord, and see; and ^(B)hear all the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to reproach the living God.

¹¹ O Lord, I pray, please ^(A)let Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant, and to the prayer of Your servants who ^(B)desire to fear Your name; and let Your servant prosper this day, I pray, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.”

For I was the king’s ^(C)cupbearer.

⁶ please let Your ear be attentive and ^(A)Your eyes open, that You may hear the prayer of Your servant which I pray before You now, day and night, for the children of Israel Your servants, and ^(B)confess the sins of the children of Israel which we have sinned against You. Both my father’s house and I have sinned.

¹⁷ Now therefore, our God, hear the prayer of Your servant, and his supplications, ^(A)and ^(B)for the Lord’s sake ^[a]cause Your face to shine on ^[b]Your sanctuary, ^(C)which is desolate. ^18 (D)O my God, incline Your ear and hear; open Your eyes ^(E)and see our desolations, and the city ^(F)which is called by Your name; for we do not present our supplications before You because of our righteous deeds, but because of Your great mercies. ¹⁹ O Lord, hear! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, listen and act! Do not delay for Your own sake, my God, for Your city and Your people are called by Your name.”

Oppressed by the Wicked but Rejoicing in the Lord

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.