2 Chronicles 6:40
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For thou art my God: let thy eyes, I beseech thee, be open, and let thy ears be attentive to the prayer, that is made in this place.

my God

Psalm 7:3 O Lord, my God, if I have done this thing, if there be iniquity in my hands:

Psalm 13:3 How long shall my enemy be exalted over me?

Psalm 22:1,2 Unto the end, for the morning protection, a psalm for David. [2] O God my God, look upon me: why hast thou forsaken me? Far from my salvation are the words of my sins. . . .

Psalm 88:1 A canticle of a psalm for the sons of Core: unto the end, for Maheleth, to answer understanding of Eman the Ezrahite. [2] O Lord, the God of my salvation: I have cried in the day, and in the night before thee.

thine eyes

2 Chronicles 7:15 My eyes also shall be open, and my ears attentive to the prayer of him that shall pray in this place.

2 Chronicles 16:9 For the eyes of the Lord behold all the earth, and give strength to those who with a perfect heart trust in him. Wherefore thou hast done foolishly, and for this cause from this time wars shall arise against thee.

1 Kings 8:52 That thy eyes may be open to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, to hear them in all things for which they shall call upon thee.

Psalm 34:15 The eyes of the Lord are upon the just: and his ears unto their prayers.

Isaiah 37:17 Incline, O Lord, thy ear, and hear: open, O Lord, thy eyes, and see, and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which he hath sent to blaspheme the living God.

Daniel 9:16-19 O Lord, against all thy justice: let thy wrath and thy indignation be turned away, I beseech thee, from thy city, Jerusalem, and from thy holy mountain. For by reason of our sins, and the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem, and thy people, are a reproach to all that are round about us. . . .

thine ears

Psalm 17:1 The prayer of David. Hear, O Lord, my justice: attend to my supplication. Give ear unto my prayer, which proceedeth not from deceitful lips.

Psalm 31:2 Bow down thy ear to me: make haste to deliver me. Be thou unto me a God, a protector, and a house of refuge, to save me.

Psalm 116:2 Because he hath inclined his ear unto me: and in my days I will call upon him.

that is made in this place.

Context
Solomon's Prayer of Dedication
39Then hear thou from heaven, that is, from thy firm dwelling place, their prayers, and do judgment, and forgive thy people, although they have sinned: 40For thou art my God: let thy eyes, I beseech thee, be open, and let thy ears be attentive to the prayer, that is made in this place.41Now therefore arise, O Lord God, into thy resting place, thou and the ark of thy strength: let thy priests, O Lord God, put on salvation, and thy saints rejoice in good things.…
Cross References
1 Kings 9:3
And the Lord said to him: I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, which thou hast made before me: I have sanctified this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and my eyes, and my heart, shall be there always.

2 Kings 19:16
Incline thy ear, and hear: open, O Lord, thy eyes and see: and hear all the words of Sennacherib, who hath sent to upbraid unto us the living God.

2 Chronicles 6:39
Then hear thou from heaven, that is, from thy firm dwelling place, their prayers, and do judgment, and forgive thy people, although they have sinned:

2 Chronicles 7:15
My eyes also shall be open, and my ears attentive to the prayer of him that shall pray in this place.

Nehemiah 1:6
Let thy ears be attentive, and thy eyes open, to hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee now, night and day, for the children of Israel thy servants: and I confess the sins of the children of Israel, by which they have sinned against thee: I and my father's house have sinned.

Nehemiah 1:11
I beseech thee, O Lord, let thy ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants who desire to fear thy name: and direct thy servant this day, and give him mercy before this man. For I was the king's cupbearer.

Psalm 17:1
The prayer of David. Hear, O Lord, my justice: attend to my supplication. Give ear unto my prayer, which proceedeth not from deceitful lips.

Psalm 130:2
Lord, hear my voice. Let thy ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication.

Isaiah 37:17
Incline, O Lord, thy ear, and hear: open, O Lord, thy eyes, and see, and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which he hath sent to blaspheme the living God.

Lexicon
Now,
עַתָּ֣ה (‘at·tāh)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 6258: At this time

my God,
אֱלֹהַ֗י (’ĕ·lō·hay)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

may
נָ֤א (nā)
Interjection
Strong's Hebrew 4994: I pray', 'now', 'then'

Your eyes
עֵינֶ֙יךָ֙ (‘ê·ne·ḵā)
Noun - cdc | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5869: An eye, a fountain

be
יִֽהְיוּ־ (yih·yū-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

open
פְּתֻח֔וֹת (pə·ṯu·ḥō·wṯ)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6605: To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve

and Your ears
וְאָזְנֶ֖יךָ (wə·’ā·zə·ne·ḵā)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - fdc | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 241: Broadness, the ear

attentive
קַשֻּׁב֑וֹת (qaš·šu·ḇō·wṯ)
Adjective - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7183: Hearkening

to the prayer offered
לִתְפִלַּ֖ת (liṯ·p̄il·laṯ)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 8605: Intercession, supplication, a hymn

in this
הַזֶּֽה׃ (haz·zeh)
Article | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2088: This, that

place.
הַמָּק֥וֹם (ham·mā·qō·wm)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition


Additional Translations
Now, my God, may Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to the prayer offered in this place.Now, my God, let, I beseech you, your eyes be open, and let your ears be attentive to the prayer that is made in this place.

Now, O my God, let, I beseech thee, thine eyes be open, and let thine ears be attent, unto the prayer that is made in this place.

And now, Lord, let, I pray thee, thine eyes be opened, and thine ears be attentive to the petition made in this place.

Now, my God, I beseech thee, let thine eyes be open and let thine ears be attentive unto the prayer [that is made] in this place.

Now, O my God, let, I beseech thee, thine eyes be open, and let thine ears be attent, unto the prayer that is made in this place.

Now, my God, let, I beseech thee, thy eyes be open, and let thy ears be attentive to the prayer that is made in this place.

"Now, my God, let, I beg you, your eyes be open, and let your ears be attentive, to the prayer that is made in this place.

'Now, my God, let, I beseech Thee, Thine eyes be open, and Thine ears attentive, to the prayer of this place:
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