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1 Kings 8:52

Prayer

50 And forgive thy people that have sinned against thee, and all their transgressions wherein they have transgressed against thee, and give them compassion before them who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them:

51 For they be thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron:

That thine eyes may be open unto the supplication of thy servant, and unto the supplication of thy people Israel, to hearken unto them in all that they call for unto thee.

53 For thou didst separate them from among all the people of the earth, to be thine inheritance, as thou spakest by the hand of Moses thy servant, when thou broughtest our fathers out of Egypt, O Lord GOD.

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.

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BSB
May Your eyes be open to the pleas of Your servant and of Your people Israel, and may You listen to them whenever they call to You.
KJV
That thine eyes may be open unto the supplication of thy servant, and unto the supplication of thy people Israel, to hearken unto them in all that they call for unto thee.
WEB
that your eyes may be open to the supplication of your servant and to the supplication of your people Israel, to listen to them whenever they cry to you.
ASV
that thine eyes may be open unto the supplication of thy servant, and unto the supplication of thy people Israel, to hearken unto them whensoever they cry unto thee.
DARBY
thine eyes being open unto the supplication of thy servant, and unto the supplication of thy people Israel, to hearken unto them in all that they call for unto thee.
BLB
that Your eyes may be open to the supplication of Your servant and the supplication of Your people Israel, to listen to them whenever they call to You.
ÅB
La da dine øyne være åpnet for din tjeners ydmyke begjæring og for ditt folk Israels ydmyke begjæring, så du hører på dem, så ofte de roper til deg.
OTB
slik at Dine øyne kan være åpne for Din tjeners bønn og for Ditt folk Israels bønn, for å lytte til dem når de kaller til Deg.
B1930
La da dine øine være oplatt for din tjeners ydmyke begjæring og for ditt folk Israels ydmyke begjæring, så du hører på dem, så ofte de roper til dig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Psalms 145:18

    The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.

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  • 1 Kings 8:29

    That thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place of which thou hast said, My name shall be there: that thou mayest hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shall make toward this place.

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  • Psalms 86:5

    For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.

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  • 2 Chronicles 6:40

    Now, my God, let, I beseech thee, thine eyes be open, and let thine ears be attent unto the prayer that is made in this place.

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