Thus you shall speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying: Do not let your God in whom you trust deceive you, saying, Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.

Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid nor dismayed before the king of Assyria, nor before all the multitude that is with him; for there are more with us than with him.

With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is Jehovah our God, to help us and to fight our battles. And the people were bolstered by the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.

Though He slay me, yet will I wait for Him; but I will prove my own ways before Him.

But I have trusted in Your mercy; my heart shall rejoice in Your salvation.

i1 [A Psalm of David.] i0 par Jehovah is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? Jehovah is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

When the wicked, my enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat my flesh, they stumbled and fell.

i1 [To the chief Musician. A song for the sons of Korah. Alamoth.]i0 par God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

Therefore we will not fear when the earth changes, when mountains are slipping into the midst of the seas.

O Jehovah of Hosts, blessed is the man who trusts in You!

Blessed is he who has the Mighty God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in Jehovah his God,

who made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them; who keeps truth forever,

Blessed is the man who trusts in Jehovah, and Jehovah is his refuge.

For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters; it sends out its roots by the river, and it shall not fear when the heat comes, but its foliage shall be green; and he is not anxious in the year of drought, nor will it cease from yielding fruit.

He trusted in God; let Him deliver Him now if He will have Him; for He said, I am the Son of God.

that we who previously trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory.

And Hezekiah prayed before Jehovah, and said: O Jehovah the God of Israel, the One who dwells between the cherubim, You are God, You alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made the heavens and earth.

Truly, Jehovah, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations and their lands,

Now therefore, O Jehovah our God, I pray, save us out of his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You are Jehovah God, You alone.

And before him there was no king like him, who turned to Jehovah with all his heart, with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the Law of Moses; nor after him has any arisen like him.

And Asa cried out unto Jehovah his God, and said, Jehovah, it is nothing for You to help, whether with many or with those who have no strength; help us, O Jehovah our God, for we have trusted on You, and in Your name we go against this multitude. O Jehovah, You are our God; do not let man prevail against You.

At that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said to him: Because you have leaned on the king of Syria, and have not trusted on Jehovah your God, therefore the army of the king of Syria has escaped from your hand.

For the eyes of Jehovah run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong for those whose hearts are perfect toward Him. In this you have done foolishly; therefore from now on there will be wars for you.

So they rose early in the morning and went out into the wilderness of Tekoa; and as they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Listen to me, O Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem: Trust in Jehovah your God, and you shall be established; believe His prophets, and you shall prosper.

After this Jehoshaphat king of Judah had made an alliance with Ahaziah king of Israel, who acted very wickedly.