Have 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:
Parallel translations
- WEB Yet have respect for the prayer of your servant, and to his supplication, Yahweh my God, to listen to the cry and to the prayer which your servant prays before you;
- 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.
- 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:
- 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;
- 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.
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Quick answer
Solomon asked God to give attention to the prayer and pleading of his servant. He sought assurance that God would hear his cry.
Overview
Solomon humbly asked the Lord to regard his prayer and supplication. As mediator for the nation, he depended on God's willingness to listen. This confidence that God hears the prayers of his servants is affirmed throughout Scripture and secured for believers through Christ, who gives us access to the Father.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- 1 Kgs 8:28Yet 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:
- Ps 20:1–3The LORD hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee;
- Ps 74:20Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty.
- 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 130:2Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.
- John 17:20Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;
- Luke 18:1–7And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
- Ps 5:1–2Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.
- 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.
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