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2 Chronicles 6:39

ForgivenessMercy and compassionPrayerGod's presence

37 and when they come to their senses in the land to which they were taken, and they repent and plead with You in the land of their captors, saying, ‘We have sinned and done wrong; we have acted wickedly,’

38 and when they return to You with all their heart and soul in the land of the enemies who took them captive, and when they pray in the direction of the land that You gave to their fathers, the city You have chosen, and the house I have built for Your Name,

then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, their prayer and petition, and may You uphold their cause. May You forgive Your people who sinned against You.

40 Now, my God, may Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to the prayer offered in this place.

41 Now therefore, arise, O LORD God, and enter Your resting place, You and the ark of Your might. May Your priests, O LORD God, be clothed with salvation, and may Your godly ones rejoice in goodness.

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BSB
then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, their prayer and petition, and may You uphold their cause. May You forgive Your people who sinned against You.
KJV
Then hear thou from the heavens, even from thy dwelling place, their prayer and their supplications, and maintain their cause, and forgive thy people which have sinned against thee.
WEB
then hear from heaven, even from your dwelling place, their prayer and their petitions, and maintain their cause, and forgive your people who have sinned against you.
ASV
then hear thou from heaven, even from thy dwelling-place, their prayer and their supplications, and maintain their cause, and forgive thy people who have sinned against thee.
DARBY
then hear thou from the heavens, from the settled place of thy dwelling, their prayer and their supplications, and maintain their right, and forgive thy people their sin against thee.
BLB
then may You hear from the heavens, the fixed place of Your dwelling, their prayer and their supplications, and may You maintain their cause and forgive Your people who have sinned against You.
ÅB
så vil du fra himmelen, der hvor du bor, høre deres bønn og ydmyke begjæringer og hjelpe dem til deres rett og tilgi ditt folk hva de har syndet mot deg.
OTB
da hør fra himmelen, fra Din bolig, deres bønn og deres bønner, og oppretthold deres sak, og tilgi Ditt folk som har syndet mot Deg.
B1930
så vil du fra himmelen, der hvor du bor, høre deres bønn og ydmyke begjæringer og hjelpe dem til deres rett og forlate ditt folk hvad de har syndet mot dig.

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