35. I will defend--Notwithstanding Hezekiah's measures of defense
(2Ch 32:3-5),
Jehovah was its true defender.
mine own sake--since Jehovah's name was blasphemed by Sennacherib
(Isa 37:23).
David's sake--on account of His promise to David
(Ps 132:17, 18),
and to Messiah, the heir of David's throne
(Isa 9:7; 11:1).
JFB.
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