1 Kings 8:59
57 The LORD our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake us:
58 That he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his judgments, which he commanded our fathers.
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:
60 That all the people of the earth may know that the LORD is God, and that there is none else.
61 Let your heart therefore be perfect with the LORD our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day.
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- BSB
- 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,
- KJV
- 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:
- WEB
- Let these my words, with which I have made supplication before the LORD, be near to the LORD our God day and night, that he may maintain the cause of his servant and the cause of his people Israel, as every day requires;
- ASV
- And let these my words, wherewith I have made supplication before Jehovah, be nigh unto Jehovah our God day and night, that he maintain the cause of his servant, and the cause of his people Israel, as every day shall require;
- DARBY
- And let these my words, with which I have made supplication before Jehovah, be nigh to Jehovah our God day and night, that he maintain the right of his servant, and the right of his people Israel, as the matter of each day shall require;
- BLB
- And may these my words with which I have made supplication before the face of YHWH, be near unto YHWH our God day and night, that He may maintain the cause of His servant and the cause of His people Israel, the word of a day in its day,
- ÅB
- Og måtte denne min bønn som jeg i ydmykhet har frembåret for Herrens åsyn, være nær Herren vår Gud dag og natt, så han hjelper sin tjener og sitt folk Israel til deres rett, etter som det trenges hver dag,
- OTB
- Og måtte disse mine ord, som jeg har bønnfalt for Herrens åsyn, være nær Herren vår Gud dag og natt, slik at Han kan støtte sin tjeners sak og sitt folk Israels sak, etter som hver dag krever,
- B1930
- Og måtte denne min bønn som jeg i ydmykhet har frembåret for Herrens åsyn, være nær Herren vår Gud dag og natt, så han hjelper sin tjener og sitt folk Israel til deres rett, efter som det trenges hver dag,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
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Psalms 141:2
Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
Read in contextJohn 17:9
I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine.
Read in contextLuke 11:3
Give us day by day our daily bread.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 33:25
Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be.
Read in context1 John 2:2
And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
Read in contextJohn 17:20–24
Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;
Read in contextPsalms 102:1–2
Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come unto thee.
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