1 Kings 8:49

49 then in heaven, the place where you live, hear their prayer for mercy. Do what is right for them.

1 Kings 8:49 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 8:49

Then hear thou their prayers, and their supplication, in
heaven thy dwellingplace
For their deliverance out of captivity: and maintain their cause; plead it, and do them justice, avenge their injuries, and deliver them.

1 Kings 8:49 In-Context

47 If they come to their senses, are sorry for what they've done, and plead with you in the land where they are captives, saying, 'We have sinned. We have done wrong. We have been wicked,'

48 if they change their attitude toward you in the land of their enemies where they are captives, if they pray to you toward the land that you gave their ancestors, and the city you have chosen, and the temple I have built for your name,

49 then in heaven, the place where you live, hear their prayer for mercy. Do what is right for them.

50 Forgive your people, who have sinned against you. [Forgive] all their wrongs when they rebelled against you, and cause those who captured them to have mercy on them

51 because they are your own people whom you brought out of Egypt from the middle of an iron smelter.