Ben Sira 50:19

19 And the people besought the Lord Most High in prayer before him who is merciful, till the order of worship of the Lord was ended; so they completed his service.

Ben Sira 50:19 In-Context

17 Then all the people together made haste and fell to the ground upon their faces to worship their Lord, the Almighty, God Most High.
18 And the singers praised him with their voices in sweet and full-toned melody.
19 And the people besought the Lord Most High in prayer before him who is merciful, till the order of worship of the Lord was ended; so they completed his service.
20 Then Simon came down, and lifted up his hands over the whole congregation of the sons of Israel, to pronounce the blessing of the Lord with his lips, and to glory in his name;
21 and they bowed down in worship a second time, to receive the blessing from the Most High.
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