1 Kings 8:61 (YLT)

Passage

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.'

Nearby Context

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.'

1 Kings 8:62 And the king and all Israel with him are sacrificing a sacrifice before Jehovah;

1 Kings 8:63 and Solomon sacrificeth the sacrifice of peace-offerings, which he hath sacrificed to Jehovah, oxen, twenty and two thousand, and sheep, a hundred and twenty thousand; and the king and all the sons of Israel dedicate the house of Jehovah.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "heart", "hath", "been", "perfect", "jehovah", "walk", "statutes", and "keep". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "heart" and "hath", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 60's "for all the peoples of the earth..." into verse 62's "And the king and all Israel with...", so "heart" and "hath" 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 "heart" and "hath" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.