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But how could God possibly live on earth with people? If heaven, even the highest heaven, can't contain you, how can this temple that I have built contain you?
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LORD, my God, listen to your servant's prayer and request, and hear the cry and prayer that I your servant pray to you.
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Constantly watch over this temple, the place where you promised to put your name, and listen to the prayer your servant is praying concerning this place.
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Listen to the request of your servant and your people Israel when they pray concerning this place. Listen from your heavenly dwelling place, and when you hear, forgive!
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If someone wrongs another and must take a solemn pledge asserting his innocence before your altar in this temple,
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then listen from heaven, act, and decide which of your servants is right. Condemn the guilty party, repaying them for their conduct, but justify the innocent person, repaying them for their righteousness.
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If your people Israel are defeated by an enemy because they have sinned against you, but then they change their hearts, give thanks to your name, and ask for mercy in your presence at this temple,
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then listen from heaven and forgive the sin of your people Israel. Return them to the land you gave to them and their ancestors.
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When the sky holds back its rain because Israel has sinned against you, but they then pray concerning this place, give thanks to your name, and turn away from their sin because you have punished them for it,
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then listen from heaven and forgive the sin of your servants, your people Israel. Teach them the best way for them to follow, and send rain on your land that you gave to your people as an inheritance.
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Whenever there is a famine or plague in the land, or whenever there is blight, mildew, locusts, or grasshoppers, or whenever someone's enemies attack them in their cities, or any plague or illness comes,