KJV ORIGINAL
Now therefore, O LORD our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the LORD, even thou only.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
Now therefore, O LORD our God, rescue us from his power, so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you are the LORD, you alone.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The writer is asking God to save them from their enemy so that all nations will recognize that God alone is the true Lord.
📚 Historical Context
This is King Hezekiah's prayer during the Assyrian siege of Jerusalem around 701 BC, when the powerful Assyrian army under Sennacherib had surrounded the city and was threatening to destroy it. Hezekiah had just received a mocking letter from the Assyrian king claiming that no god could save Jerusalem, just as no gods had saved other nations from Assyria's conquest.
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