Bow down thine ear, O LORD, hear me: for I am poor and needy.
Preserve my soul; for I am holy: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee.
For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
And he heard say concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, He is come forth to make war with thee. And when he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,
I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of the LORD.
And it was broken in that day: and so the poor of the flock that waited upon me knew that it was the word of the LORD.