1 Kings 8:58

58 May he draw our hearts to him to walk in all his ways and observe his commands, his laws, and his judgments that he gave our ancestors.

1 Kings 8:58 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 8:58

That he may incline our hearts unto him
By his Spirit, to love, fear, and serve him; to attend to his worship, word, and ordinances:

to walk in all his ways;
he has prescribed and directed to:

and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his judgments,
which he commanded our fathers;
all his laws, moral, ceremonial, and judicial.

1 Kings 8:58 In-Context

56 "May the LORD be blessed! He has given rest to his people Israel just as he promised. He hasn't neglected any part of the good promise he made through his servant Moses.

57 May the LORD our God be with us, just as he was with our ancestors. May he never leave us or abandon us.

58 May he draw our hearts to him to walk in all his ways and observe his commands, his laws, and his judgments that he gave our ancestors.

59 And may these words of mine that I have cried out before the LORD remain near to the LORD our God day and night so that he may do right by his servant and his people Israel for each day's need,

60 and so that all the earth's peoples may know that the LORD is God. There is no other God!