1 Kings 8:29 meaning and explanation
May Your eyes be open toward this temple night and day, toward the place of which You said, ‘My Name shall be there,’ so that You may hear the prayer that Your servant prays toward this place.
1 Kings 8:29, Berean Standard Bible
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Solomon stands before the altar in front of the whole assembly, praying at the dedication of the temple he has built. Having admitted that heaven cannot contain God, he asks that God's eyes be open toward this house night and day, that is, that God watch over it constantly and hear the prayers directed toward it.
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