14 And Hezekiah received the letter of the hand of the messengers, and read it: and Hezekiah went up into the house of the Lord, and spread it before the Lord.

Other Translations of 2 Kings 19:14

New International Version

14 Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers and read it. Then he went up to the temple of the Lord and spread it out before the Lord.

English Standard Version

14 Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers and read it; and Hezekiah went up to the house of the Lord and spread it before the Lord.

The Message

14 Hezekiah took the letter from the envoy and read it. He went to The Temple of God and spread it out before God.

New King James Version

14 And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it; and Hezekiah went up to the house of the Lord, and spread it before the Lord.

New Living Translation

14 After Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers and read it, he went up to the Lord 's Temple and spread it out before the Lord .

Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Kings 19:14

Commentary on 2 Kings 19:8-19

(Read 2 Kings 19:8-19)

Prayer is the never-failing resource of the tempted Christian, whether struggling with outward difficulties or inward foes. At the mercy-seat of his almighty Friend he opens his heart, spreads his case, like Hezekiah, and makes his appeal. When he can discern that the glory of God is engaged on his side, faith gains the victory, and he rejoices that he shall never be moved. The best pleas in prayer are taken from God's honour.

A Prayer for Rescue from Enemies

351 Plead my cause, O Lord, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me.

Other Translations of Psalm 35:1

New International Version

A Prayer for Rescue from Enemies

351 Contend, Lord, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me.

English Standard Version

A Prayer for Rescue from Enemies

351 Contend, O Lord, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me!

The Message

A Prayer for Rescue from Enemies

351 Harass these hecklers, God, punch these bullies in the nose.

New King James Version

A Prayer for Rescue from Enemies

351 A Psalm of David. Plead my cause, O Lord, with those who strive with me; Fight against those who fight against me.

New Living Translation

A Prayer for Rescue from Enemies

351 O Lord, oppose those who oppose me. Fight those who fight against me.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 35:1

Commentary on Psalm 35:1-10

(Read Psalm 35:1-10)

It is no new thing for the most righteous men, and the most righteous cause, to meet with enemies. This is a fruit of the old enmity in the seed of the serpent against the Seed of the woman. David in his afflictions, Christ in his sufferings, the church under persecution, and the Christian in the hour temptation, all beseech the Almighty to appear in their behalf, and to vindicate their cause. We are apt to justify uneasiness at the injuries men do us, by our never having given them cause to use us so ill; but this should make us easy, for then we may the more expect that God will plead our cause. David prayed to God to manifest himself in his trial. Let me have inward comfort under all outward troubles, to support my soul. If God, by his Spirit, witness to our spirits that he is our salvation, we need desire no more to make us happy. If God is our Friend, no matter who is our enemy. By the Spirit of prophecy, David foretells the just judgments of God that would come upon his enemies for their great wickedness. These are predictions, they look forward, and show the doom of the enemies of Christ and his kingdom. We must not desire or pray for the ruin of any enemies, except our lusts and the evil spirits that would compass our destruction. A traveller benighted in a bad road, is an expressive emblem of a sinner walking in the slippery and dangerous ways of temptation. But David having committed his cause to God, did not doubt of his own deliverance. The bones are the strongest parts of the body. The psalmist here proposes to serve and glorify God with all his strength. If such language may be applied to outward salvation, how much more will it apply to heavenly things in Christ Jesus!