1 Kings 8:39

then wilt, thou thyself, hear in the heavens, in the settled place of thine abode, and forgive and act, and give unto every man according to all his ways, whose heart thou wilt know,—for, thou thyself alone, knowest the heart of all the sons of men;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and do, and give to every man according to his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men;)

In Context

38any prayer, any supplication which, any son of earth, may have, of all thy people Israel,—who will certainly know every man the plague of his own heart, and so he shall spread abroad his hands towards this house,

40to the end they may revere thee, all the days which they do live, upon the face of the soil,—which thou gavest unto our fathers?

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Cross References

1 Samuel 16:7But Yahweh said unto Samuel—Do not regard his countenance, or the height of his stature, for I have rejected him,—for it is not what man looketh to but what God looketh to. For, man, looketh to the outward appearance, but, Yahweh, looketh to the heart.

1 Kings 8:36then wilt, thou thyself, hear in the heavens and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, that thou mayest teach them the good way, wherein they should walk,—and give rain upon thy land, which thou hast given unto thy people, for an inheritance?

2 Chronicles 6:30then wilt, thou thyself, hear out of the heavens, the settled place of thine abode, and forgive, and grant to every man according to his ways, whose heart thou wilt know,—for, thou thyself alone, knowest the heart of the sons of men:

Psalms 18:20Yahweh rewarded me according to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands, he repaid me;

Psalms 130:4But, with thee, is forgiveness, that thou mayest be revered.

Jeremiah 17:10I—Yahweh, Searching the heart, Testing the affections; And giving to every man According to his way, According to the fruit of his doings.

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 8:23-54

Solomon's Prayer. ( b. c. 1003.) 22 And Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven: 23 And he said, Lord God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath, who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with all their heart: 24 Who hast kept with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him: thou spakest also with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thine hand,… Read the whole commentary →

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