1 Kings 8:59 · 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: {at all...: Heb. the thing of a day in his day}”
— 1 Kings 8:59
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.
That all the people of the earth may know that the LORD {is} God, {and that there is} none else.
1 Kings 8 — Context
The LORD our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake us:
58That 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.
59And 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: {at all...: Heb. the thing of a day in his day}
60That all the people of the earth may know that the LORD {is} God, {and that there is} none else.
61Let your heart therefore be perfect with the LORD our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day.
Cross References
Psalms 141:2
Let my prayer be set forth before thee {as} incense; {and} the lifting up of my hands {as} the evening sacrifice. {set...: Heb. directed}
John 17:9
I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine.
Deuteronomy 33:25
Thy shoes {shall be} iron and brass; and as thy days, {so shall} thy strength {be}. {Thy shoes: or, Under thy shoes}
John 17:20-24
Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;
Luke 11:3
Give us day by day our daily bread. {day by day: or, for the day}
Psalms 102:1-2
[A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before the LORD.] Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come unto thee. {of: or, for}
1 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.