1 Kings 8:27

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1 Kings 8:25–29 · Berean Standard Bible

25 Therefore now, O LORD, God of Israel, keep for Your servant, my father David, what You promised when You said: ‘You will never fail to have a man to sit before Me on the throne of Israel, if only your descendants guard their way to walk before Me as you have done.’

26 And now, O God of Israel, please confirm what You promised to Your servant, my father David.

27 But will God indeed dwell upon the earth? Even heaven, the highest heaven, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.

28 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.

29 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.

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John 1:14

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Acts 7:49

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Acts 17:24

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Psalms 139:9

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Psalms 139:10

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Psalms 139:11

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Psalms 139:12

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Psalms 139:13

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Psalms 139:14

I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are Your works, and I know this very well.

Psalms 139:15

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