Isaiah 37:14-20

Christian Standard Bible

Hezekiah’s Prayer

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

¹⁶ Lord of Armies, God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim,^(C) you are God^(D)—you alone^(E)—of all the kingdoms of the earth.^(F) You made the heavens and the earth.^{(G) 17} Listen closely, Lord, and hear;^(H) open your eyes, Lord, and see.^(I) Hear all the words that Sennacherib has sent to mock the living God.^{(J) 18} Lord, it is true that the kings of Assyria have devastated all these countries and their lands. ¹⁹ They have thrown their gods into the fire, for they were not gods^(K) but made from wood and stone^(L) by human hands.^(M) So they have destroyed them. ²⁰ Now, Lord our God, save us from his power so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you, Lord, are God^[a](N)—you alone.^(O)