“And you shall hear, O Heavens, the place of Your dwelling, and You may forgive, and do, and give to man according to his actions, and You will know his heart, for You alone know the hearts of all men.” (Melachim 1, 8:39) Whereas with the stranger (Nochri or perhaps Gentile, when this exact speech at the inauguration of the First Temple is repeated) it is written, “(Divrei haYamim 2, 6:33), “and do according to all that the stranger calls from You.” Since Israel at the depths of his heart truly does not desire anything against God’s will, therefore when he prays for any good, if it is correct in the eyes of God to give it, he will receive it. If not, then He will remove the desire from him, and he will no longer desire this and ask for its materialization through his prayer.
וְאַתָּה תִּשְׁמַע הַשָּׁמַיִם מְכוֹן שִׁבְתֶּךָ כוּ׳ וְנָתַתָּ לָאִישׁ כְּכָל דְּרָכָיו אֲשֶׁר תֵּדַע אֶת לְבָבוֹ כוּ׳. וּבְנָכְרִי כָּתוּב "כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר יִקְרָא אֵלֶיךָ". וּבֶאֱמֶת מִפְּנֵי שֶׁיִּשְׂרָאֵל אֵינָם חֲפֵצִים בְּעוֹמֶק לִבָּם שׁוּם טוֹבָה שֶׁהוּא נֶגֶד רְצוֹן הַש"י, לָכֵן כְּשֶׁהוּא מִתְפַּלֵּל עַל טוֹבָה בְּאִם יָשְׁרָה בְּעֵינֵי הַש"י לְתִתָּהּ לוֹ הָיָה מַשִּׂיגָהּ, וּבְאִם לָאו הָיָה נוֹטֵל מִמֶּנָּה הַחֵשֶׁק וְלֹא יַחְשֹׁק עוֹד לָזֶה וּפָעַל זֹאת בִּתְפִלָּתוֹ.
“And you shall hear, O Heavens, the place of Your dwelling, and You may forgive, and do, and give to man according to his actions, and You will know his heart, for You alone know the hearts of all men.” (Melachim 1, 8:39)
Whereas with the stranger (Nochri or perhaps Gentile, when this exact speech at the inauguration of the First Temple is repeated) it is written, “(Divrei haYamim 2, 6:33), “and do according to all that the stranger calls from You.” Since Israel at the depths of his heart truly does not desire anything against God’s will, therefore when he prays for any good, if it is correct in the eyes of God to give it, he will receive it. If not, then He will remove the desire from him, and he will no longer desire this and ask for its materialization through his prayer.