1 Kings 8:59 (YLT)

Passage

and these my words with which I have made supplication before Jehovah, are near unto Jehovah our God by day and by night, to maintain the cause of His servant, and the cause of His people Israel, the matter of a day in its day;

Nearby Context

1 Kings 8:57 `Jehovah our God is with us as He hath been with our fathers; He doth not forsake us nor leave us;

1 Kings 8:58 to incline our heart unto Himself, to walk in all His ways, and to keep His commands, and His statutes, and His judgments, which He commanded our fathers;

1 Kings 8:59 and these my words with which I have made supplication before Jehovah, are near unto Jehovah our God by day and by night, to maintain the cause of His servant, and the cause of His people Israel, the matter of a day in its day;

1 Kings 8:60 for all the peoples of the earth knowing that Jehovah, He <FI>is<Fi> God; there is none else;

1 Kings 8:61 and your heart hath been perfect with Jehovah our God, to walk in His statutes, and to keep His commands, as <FI>at<Fi> this day.'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "words", "supplication", "before", "jehovah", "near", "night", and "maintain". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "words" and "supplication", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 58's "to incline our heart unto Himself to..." into verse 60's "for all the peoples of the earth...", so "words" and "supplication" 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 "words" and "supplication" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.