49. Then hear their prayers from your home in heaven, and do what is right.
50. Forgive your people of all their sins and for turning against you. Make those who have captured them show them mercy.
51. Remember, they are your special people. You brought them out of Egypt, as if you were pulling them out of a blazing furnace.
52. “Give your attention to my prayers and the prayers of your people Israel. Listen to them 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 when you brought our ancestors out of Egypt, Lord God.”
54. Solomon prayed this prayer to the Lord, kneeling in front of the altar with his arms raised toward heaven. When he finished praying, he got up.
55. Then, in a loud voice, he stood and blessed all the people of Israel, saying: