30 Hear thou then in heaven, thy dwelling place, and be merciful, and give every man according unto all his ways, as thou dost know his [a]heart (for thou only knowest the hearts of the children of men)

31 That they may fear thee, and walk in thy ways, as long as they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers.

32 ¶ Moreover, as touching the stranger which is not of thy people Israel, who shall come out of a far country for thy great Name’s sake, and thy mighty hand, and thy stretched out arm: when they shall come and [b]pray in this house,

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 6:30 He declareth that the prayers of hypocrites cannot be heard, nor of any but of them which pray unto God with an unfeigned faith and in true repentance.
  2. 2 Chronicles 6:32 He showeth that before God there is no deception of person, but all people that feareth him and worketh righteousness, are accepted, Acts 10:35.

30 then hear from heaven, your dwelling place. Forgive,(A) and deal with everyone according to all they do, since you know their hearts (for you alone know the human heart),(B) 31 so that they will fear you(C) and walk in obedience to you all the time they live in the land you gave our ancestors.

32 “As for the foreigner who does not belong to your people Israel but has come(D) from a distant land because of your great name and your mighty hand(E) and your outstretched arm—when they come and pray toward this temple,

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