Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O LORD my God, to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer, which thy servant prayeth before thee to day:
Parallel translations
- WEB Yet have respect for the prayer of your servant, and for his supplication, Yahweh my God, to listen to the cry and to the prayer which your servant prays before you today;
- BSB Yet regard the prayer and plea of Your servant, O LORD my God, so that You may hear the cry and the prayer that Your servant is praying before You today.
- NKJV Yet regard the prayer of Your servant and his supplication, O Lord my God, and listen to the cry and the prayer which Your servant is praying before You today:
- NASB Nevertheless, turn Your attention to the prayer of Your servant and to his plea, Lord, my God, to listen to the cry and to the prayer which Your servant prays before You today,
- NLT Nevertheless, listen to my prayer and my plea, O Lord my God. Hear the cry and the prayer that your servant is making to you today.
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Quick answer
Solomon asks God to regard his prayer and supplication. It appeals to God's gracious willingness to hear.
Overview
Despite God's transcendence, Solomon pleads that the Lord would attend to his cry and prayer. The basis is God's grace, not the worthiness of the petitioner. Such confidence that God hears His people is fulfilled in Christ, through whom believers draw near with assurance.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 10
- 2 Chr 6:19Have respect therefore to the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O LORD my God, to hearken unto the cry and the prayer which thy servant prayeth before thee:
- Ps 88:1–2O LORD God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee:
- Luke 18:1And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
- Luke 18:7And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?
- Dan 9:17–19Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy servant, and his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord’s sake.
- Ps 4:1Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.
- Ps 86:3Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily.
- Ps 5:1Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.
- Ps 141:2Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
- Ps 86:6–7Give ear, O LORD, unto my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications.
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Solomon's glory, wisdom, and temple where God's presence dwells are a shadow of the greater Son of David — 'one greater than Solomon is here' — and of the true Temple, Christ himself.
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