1 Maccabees 7:37

37 You, heavenly one, chose this house to be called by your name and to be a house of prayer and petition for your people.

1 Maccabees 7:37 In-Context

35 Angrily, he swore, "Unless Judas and his army are handed over to me this time, I will burn down this house if I return safely in the future." And he departed in great fury.

36 Then the priests went inside and stood before the altar and the temple. They wept out loud and said:

37 You, heavenly one, chose this house to be called by your name and to be a house of prayer and petition for your people.

38 Take vengeance on this man and on his army! Make them die by the sword. Remember their evil slander. Don't let them live any longer.

39 Now Nicanor, along with the Syrian army, left Jerusalem and camped in Beth-horon.