1 Kings 8:28 meaning and explanation

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.

1 Kings 8:28, Berean Standard Bible

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Solomon is speaking at the dedication of the temple in Jerusalem, having just asked how God could dwell on earth when even the highest heaven cannot contain him. His prayer moves from that awe to a plain request that God would notice him.

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