1 Kings 8:59

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And may these my words, the words of my prayer to the Lord, be before the Lord our God day and night, so that he may see right done to his servant and to his people Israel, day by day as we have need.

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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 33:25 : 25 Your shoes will be iron and brass; and as your days, so may your work be.
  • Ps 102:1-2 : 1 <A Prayer of the man who is in trouble, when he is overcome, and puts his grief before the Lord.> Give ear to my prayer, O Lord, and let my cry come to you. 2 Let not your face be veiled from me in the day of my trouble; give ear to me, and let my cry be answered quickly.
  • Ps 141:2 : 2 Let my prayer be ordered before you like a sweet smell; and let the lifting up of my hands be like the evening offering.
  • Luke 11:3 : 3 Give us every day bread for our needs.
  • John 17:9 : 9 My prayer is for them: my prayer is not for the world, but for those whom you have given to me, because they are yours
  • John 17:20-24 : 20 My prayer is not for them only, but for all who will have faith in me through their word; 21 May they all be one! Even as you, Father, are in me and I am in you, so let them be in us, so that all men may come to have faith that you sent me. 22 And the glory which you have given to me I have given to them, so that they may be one even as we are one; 23 I in them, and you in me, so that they may be made completely one, and so that it may become clear to all men that you have sent me and that they are loved by you as I am loved by you. 24 Father, it is my desire that these whom you have given to me may be by my side where I am, so that they may see my glory which you have given to me, because you had love for me before the world came into being.
  • 1 John 2:2 : 2 He is the offering for our sins; and not for ours only, but for all the world.

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    52 Let your eyes be open to your servant's prayer for grace and to the prayer of your people Israel, hearing them when their cry comes to you.

  • 1 Kgs 8:28-30
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    28 Still, let your heart be turned to the prayer of your servant, O Lord God, and to his prayer for grace; give ear to the cry and the prayer which your servant sends up to you this day;

    29 That your eyes may be open to this house night and day, to this place of which you have said, My name will be there; hearing the prayer which your servant may make, turning to this place.

    30 Give ear to the prayers of your servant, and the prayers of your people Israel, when they make their prayers, turning to this place; give ear in heaven your living-place, and hearing, have mercy.

  • Neh 1:5-7
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    5 And said, O Lord, the God of heaven, the great God, greatly to be feared, keeping faith and mercy with those who have love for him and are true to his laws:

    6 Let your ear now take note and let your eyes be open, so that you may give ear to the prayer of your servant, which I make before you at this time, day and night, for the children of Israel, your servants, while I put before you the sins of the children of Israel, which we have done against you: truly, I and my father's people are sinners.

    7 We have done great wrong against you, and have not kept the orders, the rules, and the decisions, which you gave to your servant Moses.

  • 2 Chr 6:19-20
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    19 Still, let your heart be turned to the prayer of your servant and to his prayer for grace, O Lord my God, and give ear to the cry and the prayer which your servant makes before you;

    20 That your eyes may be open to this house day and night, to this place of which you have said that you would put your name there; to give ear to the prayer which your servant may make, turning to this place.

  • 2 Chr 6:39-40
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    39 Then give ear from heaven your living-place to their prayer and their cry, and see right done to them, answering with forgiveness your people who have done wrong against you.

    40 Now, O my God, may your eyes be open and your ears awake to the prayers made in this place.

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    57 Now may the Lord our God be with us as he was with our fathers; let him never go away from us or give us up;

    58 Turning our hearts to himself, guiding us to go in all his ways, to keep his orders and his laws and his decisions, which he gave to our fathers.

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    49 Then give ear to their prayer and to their cry in heaven your living-place, and see right done to them;

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    44 If your people go out to war against their attackers, by whatever way you may send them, if they make their prayer to the Lord, turning their faces to this town of yours and to this house which I have made for your name:

    45 Give ear in heaven to their prayer and their cry for grace, and see right done to them.

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    26 So now, O God of Israel, it is my prayer that you will make your word come true which you said to your servant David, my father.

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    1 <A Song. A Psalm. Of the sons of Korah. To the chief music-maker; put to Mahalath Leannoth. Maschil. Of Heman the Ezrahite.> O Lord, God of my salvation, I have been crying to you for help by day and by night:

    2 Let my prayer come before you; give ear to my cry:

  • Dan 9:17-18
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    17 And now, give ear, O our God, to the prayer of your servant and to his request for grace, and let your face be shining on your holy place which is made waste, because of your servants, O Lord.

    18 O my God, let your ear be turned and give hearing; let your eyes be open and see how we have been made waste and the town which is named by your name: for we are not offering our prayers before you because of our righteousness, but because of your great mercies.

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    25 And now, O Lord God, may the word which you have said about your servant and about his family, be made certain for ever, and may you do as you have said!

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