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1 Kings 8:57

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55 And he stood and blessed the whole assembly of Israel in a loud voice, saying:

56 “Blessed be the LORD, who has given rest to His people Israel according to all that He promised. Not one word has failed of all the good promises He made through His servant Moses.

May the LORD our God be with us, as He was with our fathers. May He never leave us nor forsake us.

58 May 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.

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,

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BSB
May the LORD our God be with us, as He was with our fathers. May He never leave us nor forsake us.
KJV
The LORD our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake us:
WEB
May the LORD our God be with us as he was with our fathers. Let him not leave us or forsake us,
ASV
Jehovah our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake us;
DARBY
Jehovah our God be with us, as he was with our fathers; let him not forsake us nor cast us off:
BLB
May YHWH our God be with us as He was with our fathers; may He not leave us and not forsake us,
ÅB
Herren vår Gud være med oss, som han har vært med våre fedre! Han forlate oss ikke og forkaste oss ikke,
OTB
Måtte Herren vår Gud være med oss, slik Han var med våre fedre; måtte Han ikke forlate oss eller overgi oss,
B1930
Herren vår Gud være med oss, som han har vært med våre fedre! Han forlate oss ikke og forkaste oss ikke,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Joshua 1:5

    No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.

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  • Deuteronomy 31:6

    Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or terrified of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.”

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  • Deuteronomy 31:8

    The LORD Himself goes before you; He will be with you. He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.”

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  • Hebrews 13:5

    Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”

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  • Joshua 1:9

    Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”

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  • 1 Samuel 12:22

    Indeed, for the sake of His great name, the LORD will not abandon His people, because He was pleased to make you His own.

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  • Matthew 1:23

    “Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel” (which means, “God with us”).

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  • Matthew 28:20

    and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

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