Bow down thine ear, O Jehovah, and answer me; For I am poor and needy.
Preserve my soul; For I am godly: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee.
For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in lovingkindness unto all them that call upon thee.
therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious cornerstone) of sure foundation: he that believeth shall not be in haste.
And he heard say concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, He is come out to fight against thee. And when he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,
But I will leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall take refuge in the name of Jehovah.
And it was broken in that day; and thus the poor of the flock that gave heed unto me knew that it was the word of Jehovah.