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2 Kings 19:15

prayed. When assaulted by the king of terrors he "turned his face to the wall and prayed" (Isaiah 38:2). But when the king of Babylon came with. present he did not pray, and fell into the snare (Isaiah 39:1; Isaiah 39:2). Note the Structure of Isaiah, chs. 36, 39, and see App-67.

dwellest. Compare his prayer in Psalms 123:1. App-67.

art the God. art Thyself the God.

Thou hast made heaven and earth. Compare Genesis 1:1. Hezekiah, in his "Songs of the degrees", repeats this phrase as witnessing to the power of God, as Creator, to defeat the enemy. See Psalms 121:1; Psalms 121:2; Psalms 123:1; Psalms 124:8; Psalms 134:3. See App-67.

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