Look, I will make the shadow go back ten steps on the stairs of Ahaz.” And then the shadow went back ten steps.

A song of ascents. From the deep water I cry out to you, O Lord.

Hezekiah answered, “It is easy for the shadow to lengthen ten steps, but not for it to go back ten steps.”

Isaiah the prophet called out to the Lord, and the Lord made the shadow go back ten steps on the stairs of Ahaz.

A song of ascents. In my distress I cried out to the Lord and he answered me.

A song of ascents. I look up toward you, the one enthroned in heaven.

A song of ascents. How blessed is every one of the Lord’s loyal followers, each one who keeps his commands!

A song of ascents. “Since my youth they have often attacked me,” let Israel say.

A song of ascents. O Lord, for David’s sake remember all his strenuous effort,

And you must not go up by steps to my altar, so that your nakedness is not exposed.’

A song of ascents. I look up toward the hills. From where does my help come?

A song of ascents, by David. I was glad because they said to me, “We will go to the Lord’s temple.”

A song of ascents, by David. “If the Lord had not been on our side” – let Israel say this! –

A song of ascents. Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion; it cannot be upended and will endure forever.

A song of ascents. When the Lord restored the well-being of Zion, we thought we were dreaming.

A song of ascents, by David. Look! How good and how pleasant it is when brothers live together!

Its porches faced the outer court, and decorative palm trees were on its jambs, and its stairway had eight steps.

Its porches faced the outer court, it had decorative palm trees on its jambs, and its stairway had eight steps.

Its jambs faced the outer court, and it had decorative palm trees on its jambs, on either side, and its stairway had eight steps.

Isaiah replied, “This is your sign from the Lord confirming that the Lord will do what he has said. Do you want the shadow to move ahead ten steps or to go back ten steps?”