Title.. Song. Hebrew. shir. See App-65: viz. one of the Songs promised by Hezekiah in Isaiah 38:20.
degrees. the degrees, or steps. Hebrew. hamma'aloth (with Art.): i.e. the "degrees" mentioned six times in 2 Kings 20:8-11, and five times in Isaiah 38:8 (Hebrew) No other "degrees" known to Scripture which are connected with the shadow of the sun. For the origin, authorship, examination, and Structure, see App-67, and note on p. 827.
distress. The first Psalm of each of the five groups speaks of DISTRESS; the second of TRUST; the third of BLESSING AND PEACE IN ZION. The distress, here, refers to Sennacherib '. siege of Jerusalem (2 Kings 19:3.Isaiah 37:3; Isaiah 37:3).
cried. See 2 Kings 19:3; 2 Kings 19:4 2 Kings 19:14-19. 2 Chronicles 32:20; Isaiah 37:15-20; Isaiah 38:2; Isaiah 38:3. See App-67.
the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4.
heard. answered.