1 Kings 8:50 (YLT)

Passage

and hast forgiven Thy people who have sinned against Thee, even all their transgressions which they have transgressed against Thee, and hast given them mercies before their captors, and they have had mercy <FI>on<Fi> them--

Nearby Context

1 Kings 8:48 yea, they have turned back unto Thee, with all their heart, and with all their soul, in the land of their enemies who have taken them captive, and have prayed unto Thee the way of their land, which Thou gavest to their fathers, the city which Thou hast chosen, and the house which I have builded for Thy name:

1 Kings 8:49 `Then Thou hast heard in the heavens, the settled place of Thy dwelling, their prayer and their supplication, and hast maintained their cause,

1 Kings 8:50 and hast forgiven Thy people who have sinned against Thee, even all their transgressions which they have transgressed against Thee, and hast given them mercies before their captors, and they have had mercy <FI>on<Fi> them--

1 Kings 8:51 (for Thy people and Thy inheritance <FI>are<Fi> they, whom Thou didst bring out of Egypt, out of the midst of the furnace of iron) --

1 Kings 8:52 for Thine eyes being open unto the supplication of Thy servant, and unto the supplication of Thy people Israel, to hearken unto them in all they call unto Thee for;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "mercy", "transgressions", "hast", "forgiven", "people", "sinned", "against", and "thee". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "mercy" and "transgressions", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 49's "Then Thou hast heard in the heavens..." into verse 51's "for Thy people and Thy inheritance FI...", so "mercy" and "transgressions" belong inside that flow. In 1 Kings context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "mercy" and "transgressions" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.