1 Kings 8:59

And may these words with which I have made my petition before the LORD be near to the LORD our God day and night, so that He may uphold the cause of His servant and of His people Israel as each day requires,

Berean Standard Bible

In The King James Version

And let these my words, wherewith I have made supplication before the LORD, be nigh unto the LORD our God day and night, that he maintain the cause of his servant, and the cause of his people Israel at all times, as the matter shall require:

In Context

58May He incline our hearts to Himself, to walk in all His ways and to keep the commandments and statutes and ordinances He commanded our fathers.

60so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the LORD is God. There is no other!

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Cross References

Psalms 102:1Hear my prayer, O LORD; let my cry for help come before You.

Isaiah 27:3I, the LORD, am its keeper; I water it continually. I guard it night and day so no one can disturb it;

Luke 11:3Give us each day our daily bread.

John 17:20I am not asking on behalf of them alone, but also on behalf of those who will believe in Me through their message,

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 8:55-62

Solomon Blesses and Exhorts the People. ( b. c. 1003.) 54 And it was so, that when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication unto the Lord , he arose from before the altar of the Lord , from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to heaven. 55 And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying, 56 Blessed be the Lord , that hath given rest unto his people Israel, according to all that he promised: there hath not failed one word of all his good… Read the whole commentary →

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