52. “Sovereign Lord, may you always look with favour on your people Israel and their king, and hear their prayer whenever they call to you for help.
53. You chose them from all the peoples to be your own people, as you told them through your servant Moses when you brought our ancestors out of Egypt.”
54. After Solomon had finished praying to the Lord, he stood up in front of the altar, where he had been kneeling with uplifted hands.
55. In a loud voice he asked God's blessings on all the people assembled there. He said,
56. “Praise the Lord who has given his people peace, as he promised he would. He has kept all the generous promises he made through his servant Moses.