¹⁷ Let your ear be turned to us, O Lord; let your eyes be open, O Lord, and see: take note of all the words of Sennacherib who has sent men to say evil against the living God.

⁴⁰ Now, O my God, may your eyes be open and your ears awake to the prayers made in this place.

¹² For the eyes of the Lord are on the upright, and his ears are open to their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.

⁴ It may be that the Lord your God will give ear to the words of the Rab-shakeh, whom the king of Assyria, his master, has sent to say evil things against the living God, and will make his words come to nothing: so make your prayer for the rest of the people.

²² Up! O God, be the judge of your cause; keep in mind the bitter things which the man of evil behaviour says against you every day.

⁶ My cry has gone up to you, for you will give me an answer, O God: let your ear be turned to me, and give attention to my words.

¹⁴ You have seen it; for your eyes are on sorrow and grief, to take it into your hand: the poor man puts his faith in you; you have been the helper of the child who has no father.

¹⁵ Let the arm of the sinner and the evil-doer be broken; go on searching for his sin till there is no more.

¹⁷ And now, give ear, O our God, to the prayer of your servant and to his request for grace, and let your face be shining on your holy place which is made waste, because of your servants, O Lord.

¹⁸ O my God, let your ear be turned and give hearing; let your eyes be open and see how we have been made waste and the town which is named by your name: for we are not offering our prayers before you because of our righteousness, but because of your great mercies.

¹⁹ O Lord, give ear; O Lord, have forgiveness; O Lord, take note and do; let there be no more waiting; for the honour of your name, O my God, because your town and your people are named by your name.

¹ <A Song of the going up.> Out of the deep have I sent up my cry to you, O Lord.

² Lord, let my voice come before you: let your ears be awake to the voice of my prayer.

⁵⁰ Keep in mind, O Lord, the shame of your servants, and how the bitter words of all the people have come into my heart;

⁵¹ The bitter words of your haters, O Lord, shaming the footsteps of your king.

¹² And give punishment seven times over into the breast of our neighbours for the bitter words which they have said against you, O Lord.

¹⁰ O God, how long will those who are against us say cruel things? will the hater go on looking down on your name for ever?

² Keep me safe in your righteousness, and come to my help; give ear to my voice, and be my saviour.

⁷ Lifting them up to the seat of kings, and making them safe for ever.

¹² It may be that the Lord will take note of my wrongs, and give me back good in answer to his cursing of me today.