57 May the Lord our God be with us, as He was with our fathers; (A)may He not leave us nor forsake us, 58 so that (B)He may guide our hearts toward Himself, to walk in all His ways and to keep His commandments, His statutes, and His ordinances, which He commanded our fathers. 59 And may these words of mine, with which I have implored the [a]favor of the Lord, be near to the Lord our God day and night, so that He will maintain the cause of His servant and the cause of His people Israel, [b]as each day requires,

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 8:59 Or compassion
  2. 1 Kings 8:59 Lit the matter of a day in its day

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