Isaiah 38:3 “saying, “Please, O LORD, remember how I have walked before You faithfu…”

Isaiah 38:3

saying, “Please, O LORD, remember how I have walked before You faithfully and with wholehearted devotion; I have done what is good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And said, Remember now, O LORD, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.

World English Bible

and said, “Remember now, LORD, I beg you, how I have walked before you in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in your sight.” Then Hezekiah wept bitterly.

American Standard Version

and said, Remember now, O Jehovah, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.

Geneva Bible 1599

And saide, I beseeche thee, Lord, remember nowe howe I haue walked before thee in trueth, and with a perfite heart, and haue done that which is good in thy sight: and Hezekiah wept sore.

Darby Translation

and said, Ah, Jehovah, remember, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept much.

Young's Literal Translation

and saith, 'I pray thee, O Jehovah, remember, I pray Thee, how I have walked habitually before Thee in truth, and with a perfect heart, and that which [is] good in thine eyes I have done;' and Hezekiah weepeth — a great weeping.

Bible in Basic English

O Lord, keep in mind how I have been true to you with all my heart, and have done what is good in your eyes. And Hezekiah gave way to bitter weeping.

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Cross references

“Remember”

Hebrews 6:10 Psalm 18:20–27 Nehemiah 13:14 Nehemiah 5:19 Nehemiah 13:22 Nehemiah 13:31

Hebrews 6:10 · BSB

For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.

Psalm 18:20–27 · BSB

The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands.

Nehemiah 13:14 · BSB

Remember me for this, O my God, and do not blot out my deeds of loving devotion for the house of my God and for its services.

Nehemiah 5:19 · BSB

Remember me favorably, O my God, for all that I have done for this people.

Nehemiah 13:22 · BSB

Then I instructed the Levites to purify themselves and guard the gates in order to keep the Sabbath day holy. Remember me for this as well, O my God, and show me mercy according to Your abundant loving devotion.

Nehemiah 13:31 · BSB

I also arranged for contributions of wood at the appointed times, and for the firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, with favor.

“I have”

John 1:47 2 Corinthians 1:12 Psalm 32:2 Genesis 6:9 Genesis 17:1 1 Kings 2:4

John 1:47 · BSB

When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, He said of him, “Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit.”

2 Corinthians 1:12 · BSB

For this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in relation to you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God—not in worldly wisdom, but in the grace of…

Psalm 32:2 · BSB

Blessed is the man whose iniquity the LORD does not count against him, in whose spirit there is no deceit.

Genesis 6:9 · BSB

This is the account of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation; Noah walked with God.

Genesis 17:1 · BSB

When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty. Walk before Me and be blameless.

1 Kings 2:4 · BSB

and so that the LORD may fulfill His promise to me: ‘If your descendants take heed to walk faithfully before Me with all their heart and soul, you will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’

“a perfect”

1 Chronicles 29:19 Psalm 119:80 1 Chronicles 29:9 2 Chronicles 16:9 2 Chronicles 25:2 Psalm 101:2

1 Chronicles 29:19 · BSB

And give my son Solomon a whole heart to keep and carry out all Your commandments, decrees, and statutes, and to build Your palace for which I have made provision.”

Psalm 119:80 · BSB

May my heart be blameless in Your statutes, that I may not be put to shame.

1 Chronicles 29:9 · BSB

And the people rejoiced at the willing response of their leaders, for they had given to the LORD freely and wholeheartedly. And King David also rejoiced greatly.

2 Chronicles 16:9 · BSB

For the eyes of the LORD roam to and fro over all the earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are fully devoted to Him. You have acted foolishly in this matter. From now on, therefore, you will be a…

2 Chronicles 25:2 · BSB

And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, but not wholeheartedly.

Psalm 101:2 · BSB

I will ponder the way that is blameless— when will You come to me? I will walk in my house with integrity of heart.

“wept”

Hebrews 5:7 Psalm 6:8 Psalm 102:9 Hosea 12:4 Ezra 10:1 Nehemiah 1:4

Hebrews 5:7 · BSB

During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence.

Psalm 6:8 · BSB

Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity, for the LORD has heard my weeping.

Psalm 102:9 · BSB

For I have eaten ashes like bread and mixed my drink with tears

Hosea 12:4 · BSB

Yes, he struggled with the angel and prevailed; he wept and sought His favor; he found Him at Bethel and spoke with Him there —

Ezra 10:1 · BSB

While Ezra prayed and made this confession, weeping and falling facedown before the house of God, a very large assembly of Israelites—men, women, and children—gathered around him, and the people wept bitterly as well.

Nehemiah 1:4 · BSB

When I heard these words, I sat down and wept. I mourned for days, fasting and praying before the God of heaven.

Also

Deuteronomy 6:18 Psalm 26:3 2 Kings 18:5–6

Deuteronomy 6:18 · BSB

Do what is right and good in the sight of the LORD, so that it may be well with you and that you may enter and possess the good land that the LORD your God swore to give your fathers,

Psalm 26:3 · BSB

For Your loving devotion is before my eyes, and I have walked in Your truth.

2 Kings 18:5–6 · BSB

Hezekiah trusted in the LORD, the God of Israel. No king of Judah was like him, either before him or after him.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD,

4And the word of the LORD came to Isaiah, saying,

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