57 The Lord our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake us:
57 May the Lord our God be with us as he was with our ancestors; may he never leave us nor forsake us.
57 The Lord our God be with us, as he was with our fathers. May he not leave us or forsake us,
57 May God, our very own God, continue to be with us just as he was with our ancestors - may he never give up and walk out on us.
57 May the Lord our God be with us, as He was with our fathers. May He not leave us nor forsake us,
57 May the Lord our God be with us as he was with our ancestors; may he never leave us or abandon us.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Kings 8:57
Commentary on 1 Kings 8:54-61
(Read 1 Kings 8:54-61)
Never was a congregation dismissed with what was more likely to affect them, and to abide with them. What Solomon asks for in this prayer, is still granted in the intercession of Christ, of which his supplication was a type. We shall receive grace sufficient, suitable, and seasonable, in every time of need. No human heart is of itself willing to obey the gospel call to repentance, faith, and newness of life, walking in all the commandments of the Lord, yet Solomon exhorts the people to be perfect. This is the scriptural method, it is our duty to obey the command of the law and the call of the gospel, seeing we have broken the law. When our hearts are inclined thereto, feeling our sinfulness and weakness, we pray for Divine assistance; thus are we made able to serve God through Jesus Christ.