51. Remember that they are your people. Remember that you brought them out of Egypt. It was as if you pulled them out of a blazing furnace!
52. “Please give your attention to my prayers. And please give your attention to the prayers of your people Israel. Listen to their prayers anytime they ask you for help.
53. You chose them from all the nations on earth to be your very own people. This is what you promised through Moses your servant. You promised it when you brought our ancestors out of Egypt, Lord God.”
54. Solomon prayed this prayer to the Lord. He had been kneeling in front of the altar. And his arms had been raised toward heaven. When Solomon finished praying, he stood up.
55. Then, in a loud voice, he blessed all the people of Israel. Solomon said:
56. “Praise the Lord! He promised he would give rest to his people Israel. And he has given us rest! The Lord has kept all the good promises he gave through his servant Moses.
57. I ask that the Lord our God be with us. May he be with us as he was with our ancestors. May he never leave us.
58. May he cause us to turn to him and follow him. May we obey all the laws and commands he gave our ancestors.
59. I ask that the Lord our God always remember this prayer. I pray that he will help his servant and his people Israel. I pray he will help us every day as we need it.
60. Then all the people of the world will know the Lord is the only true God.
61. So you must fully obey the Lord our God. You must follow all his laws and commands. You must continue to obey in the future as you do now.”