Bible Strands
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
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Study note
Setting — Hezekiah, having just been told by the LORD that he will die (38:1), turns his face to the wall and addresses God directly. He is the king of Judah, speaking in the moment of his own death sentence.
The words — זֹּכָר (zakar, H2142) is "remember" in the sense of acting on the basis of what is recalled — the same verb God uses when He "remembers" His covenant (Exodus 2:24). אָנָה (annah, H577) is a bare interjection of urgent plea, not a formal petition.
The thread — Hebrews 5:7 shows Christ praying with loud cries and tears; Hebrews 6:10 asserts God will not forget the work of those who love His name; Psalm 18:20 states the LORD repays according to the cleanness of one's hands.
Why it lands — Hezekiah's appeal rests entirely on his own record before God. The reader is asked to test whether their own life would survive that kind of scrutiny — whether there is a track record to plead, or only silence.
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The Hebrew words
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.
Cross-references
- Hebrews 5:7 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.
- Hebrews 6:10 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.
- Psalms 18:20 The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands.
- Nehemiah 13:14 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.
- 2 Chronicles 31:20 So this is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah. He did what was good and upright and true before the LORD his God.
- Deuteronomy 6:18 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,
- Nehemiah 5:19 Remember me favorably, O my God, for all that I have done for this people.
- Nehemiah 13:22 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.
- John 1:47 When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, He said of him, “Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit.”
- 2 Corinthians 1:12 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 God.