O LORD,You have heardthe desireof the humble;You will strengthentheir heart,You will inclineYour ear
"O LORD,the Godof Abraham,Isaacand Israel,our fathers,preservethisforeverin the intentionsof the heartof Your people,and directtheir heartto You;
Then Hezekiahand allthe peoplerejoicedoverwhat Godhad preparedfor the people,becausethe thingcameabout suddenly.
The handof Godwas alsoon Judahto givethem oneheartto dowhatthe kingand the princescommandedby the wordof the LORD.
"Becauseyour heartwas tenderand you humbledyourselfbeforeGodwhen you heardHis wordsagainstthisplaceand againstits inhabitants,and [because] you humbledyourselfbeforeMe, toreyour clothesand weptbeforeMe, I trulyhave heardyou," declaresthe LORD.
He has regardedthe prayerof the destituteAnd has not despisedtheir prayer.
He will fulfillthe desireof those who fearHim; He will also heartheir cryand will savethem.
The eyesof the LORDare towardthe righteousAnd His earsare [open] to their cry.
Delightyourself in the LORD;And He will giveyou the desiresof your heart.
For He who requiresbloodremembersthem; He does not forgetthe cryof the afflicted.
For the needywill not alwaysbe forgotten,Nor the hopeof the afflictedperishforever.
Whatthe wickedfearswill comeupon him, But the desireof the righteouswill be granted.
The sacrificeof the wickedis an abominationto the LORD,But the prayerof the uprightis His delight.
The plansof the heartbelong to man,But the answerof the tongueis from the LORD.
"It will also cometo passthat beforethey call,I will answer;and while they are stillspeaking,I will hear.
"Blessedare the poorin spirit,for theirsis the kingdomof heaven.
In the same waythe Spiritalsohelpsour weakness;for we do not knowhowto prayas we should,but the SpiritHimselfintercedesfor [us] with groaningstoo deep for words;
for throughHim we bothhaveour accessin oneSpiritto the Father.
in whomwe haveboldnessand confidentaccessthroughfaithin Him.
Humbleyourselves in the presenceof the Lord,and He will exaltyou.
But He givesa greatergrace.Therefore[it] says,"GODIS OPPOSEDTO THE PROUD,BUT GIVESGRACETO THE HUMBLE."
"FOR THE EYESOF THE LORDARE TOWARDTHE RIGHTEOUS,AND HIS EARSATTEND TO THEIR PRAYER,BUT THE FACEOF THE LORDIS AGAINSTTHOSE WHO DOEVIL."
You younger men,likewise,be subjectto [your] elders;and allof you, clotheyourselves with humilitytoward one another,for GODIS OPPOSEDTO THE PROUD,BUT GIVESGRACETO THE HUMBLE.
