1 Kings 8:50

And forgive thy people that have sinned against thee, and all their transgressions wherein they have transgressed against thee, and give them compassion [Heb. to compassion or bowels רַחֲמִים = τὰ σπλάγχνα , 2 Corinthians 6:12 ; Philippians 1:8 ; Philippians 2:1 , etc. before them who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them. [For the fulfilment of this prayer, see Ezra 1:3 , Ezra 1:7 ; Ezra 6:13 ; Nehemiah 2:6 . Compare Psalms 106:46 .]

In the three following verses we have a sort of general conclusion to the dedication prayer. It is hardly correct to say that these last words apply to all the preceding petitions—the plea "they are thy people" manifestly cannot apply in the case of Psalms 106:41-43 . On the other hand, as little are they to be limited to the persons last mentioned in Psalms 106:46 -50, though it is highly probable they were suggested by the thought of the captives. They are manifestly in close connection with the preceding verses.