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and when they return to You with their whole mind and heart in the land of their enemies who took them captive, and when they pray to You in the direction of their land that You gave their ancestors, the city You have chosen, and the temple I have built for Your name,
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may You hear in heaven, Your dwelling place, their prayer and petition and uphold their cause.
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May You forgive Your people who sinned against You and all their rebellions against You, and may You give them compassion in the eyes of their captors, so that they may be compassionate to them.
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For they are Your people and Your inheritance; You brought them out of Egypt, out of the middle of an iron furnace.
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May Your eyes be open to Your servant's petition and to the petition of Your people Israel, listening to them whenever they call to You.
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For You, Lord God , have set them apart as Your inheritance from all the people on earth, as You spoke through Your servant Moses when You brought their ancestors out of Egypt.
Solomon's Blessing
54 When Solomon finished praying this entire prayer and petition to the Lord, he got up from kneeling before the altar of the Lord, with his hands spread out toward heaven,
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and he stood and blessed the whole congregation of Israel with a loud voice:
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"May the Lord be praised! He has given rest to His people Israel according to all He has said. Not one of all the good promises He made through His servant Moses has failed.
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May the Lord our God be with us as He was with our ancestors. May He not abandon us or leave us.
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May He incline our hearts toward Him to walk in all His ways and to keep His commands, ordinances, and judgments, which He commanded our ancestors.