In those days Hezekiah became sick and was at the point of death, and he prayed to the Lord; and he answered him and gave him a sign.
Psalm 34:17 - Revised Standard Version When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles. 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. |
In those days Hezekiah became sick and was at the point of death, and he prayed to the Lord; and he answered him and gave him a sign.
“Behold, God will not reject a blameless man, nor take the hand of evildoers.
Let them be before the Lord continually; and may his memory be cut off from the earth!
The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous, and his ears toward their cry.
Many are the afflictions of the righteous; but the Lord delivers him out of them all.
This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
But I through the abundance of thy steadfast love will enter thy house, I will worship toward thy holy temple in the fear of thee.
The enemy have vanished in everlasting ruins; their cities thou hast rooted out; the very memory of them has perished.
When he calls to me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will rescue him and honor him.
The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.
Before they call I will answer, while they are yet speaking I will hear.
and I will set my face against that man, I will make him a sign and a byword and cut him off from the midst of my people; and you shall know that I am the Lord.
And though they go into captivity before their enemies, there I will command the sword, and it shall slay them; and I will set my eyes upon them for evil and not for good.”
I would have said, “I will scatter them afar, I will make the remembrance of them cease from among men,”