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And hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place: and hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place: and when thou hearest, forgive.

And hearken {H8085} thou to the supplication {H8467} of thy servant {H5650}, and of thy people {H5971} Israel {H3478}, when they shall pray {H6419} toward this place {H4725}: and hear {H8085} thou in heaven {H8064} thy dwelling {H3427} place {H4725}: and when thou hearest {H8085}, forgive {H5545}.

Yes, listen to the plea of your servant, and also that of your people Isra'el when they pray toward this place. Hear in heaven where you live; and when you hear, forgive!

Hear the plea of Your servant and of Your people Israel when they pray toward this place. May You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place. May You hear and forgive.

And hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place: yea, hear thou in heaven thy dwelling-place; and when thou hearest, forgive.

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Cross-References

  • 1 Kings 8:36 (5 votes)

    Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, that thou teach them the good way wherein they should walk, and give rain upon thy land, which thou hast given to thy people for an inheritance.

  • 1 Kings 8:39 (5 votes)

    Then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and do, and give to every man according to his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou, [even] thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men;)

  • 1 Kings 8:34 (5 votes)

    Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest unto their fathers.

  • Daniel 9:19 (4 votes)

    O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy people are called by thy name.

  • Ecclesiastes 5:2 (3 votes)

    Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter [any] thing before God: for God [is] in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.

  • Psalms 130:3 (3 votes)

    If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?

  • Psalms 130:4 (3 votes)

    But [there is] forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.