It was in those days that Hezekiah became very sick and near death. He prayed to the Lord. The Lord spoke to Hezekiah and gave him a sign. {\cf2\super [395]}
Psalm 34:17 - Easy To Read Version Pray to the Lord and he will hear you.\par He will save you from all your troubles.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, And delivereth them out of all their troubles. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears, and delivers them out of all their distress and troubles. American Standard Version (1901) The righteous cried, and Jehovah heard, And delivered them out of all their troubles. Common English Bible When the righteous cry out, the LORD listens; he delivers them from all their troubles. Catholic Public Domain Version Lord, when will you look down upon me? Restore my soul from before their malice, my only one from before the lions. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Lord, when wilt thou look upon me? rescue thou soul from their malice: my only one from the lions. |
It was in those days that Hezekiah became very sick and near death. He prayed to the Lord. The Lord spoke to Hezekiah and gave him a sign. {\cf2\super [395]}
God doesn’t abandon innocent people.\par He doesn’t help evil people.\par
I hope the Lord remembers\par those sins forever.\par And I hope he forces people to forget\par my enemy completely.\par
Good people might have many problems,\par but the Lord will save them\par from every one of their problems.\par
This poor man called to the Lord for help.\par And the Lord heard me.\par He saved me from all my troubles.\par
But, Lord, by your great mercy,\par I will come to your temple. {\cf2\super [26]} \par I will bow toward your holy temple\par with fear and respect for you, Lord.\par
The enemy is finished!\par Lord, you destroyed their cities!\par Now, only ruined buildings are left.\par Nothing is left to remind us\par of those bad people.\par
My followers will call to me for help,\par and I will answer them.\par I will be with them when they have trouble.\par I will rescue them and honor them.\par
Good people leave good memories. But evil people will soon be forgotten.
I will know what they need\par before they ask.\par And I will help them—\par even before they finish asking.\par
I will turn against that person. I will destroy him. He will be an example to other people. People will laugh at him. I will remove him from my people. Then you will know that I am the Lord!
If they are captured\par and taken away by their enemies,\par I will command the sword,\par and it will kill them there.\par Yes, I will watch over them,\par but I will watch for ways\par to give them troubles,\par not for ways to do good things.”\par
I thought about destroying the Israelites so people would forget them completely!