15 Hezekiah prayed before the Lord and said, “O Lord, the God of Israel, (A)who are [a]enthroned above the cherubim, (B)You are the God, You alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth.

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  1. 2 Kings 19:15 Lit seated

25 “Of old You (A)founded the earth,
And the (B)heavens are the work of Your hands.

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26 (A)Lift up your eyes on high
And see (B)who has created these stars,
The (C)One who leads forth their host by number,
He calls them all by name;
Because of the (D)greatness of His might and the [a]strength of His power,
(E)Not one of them is missing.

27 (F)Why do you say, O Jacob, and assert, O Israel,
“My way is (G)hidden from the Lord,
And the (H)justice due me [b]escapes the notice of (I)my God”?
28 (J)Do you not know? Have you not heard?
The (K)Everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth
Does not become weary or tired.
His understanding is (L)inscrutable.
29 He gives strength to the (M)weary,
And to him who lacks might He (N)increases power.

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  1. Isaiah 40:26 So DSS and ancient versions; M.T. strong
  2. Isaiah 40:27 Lit passes by my God

(A)I have made the earth, the men and the beasts which are on the face of the earth (B)by My great power and by My outstretched arm, and I will (C)give it to the one who is [a]pleasing in My sight.

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  1. Jeremiah 27:5 Or upright