Ben Sira 50:19

19 The people kept praying to the merciful Lord Most High until the service of worship had come to a close.

Ben Sira 50:19 In-Context

17 All the people immediately bowed down with their faces to the ground to worship their Lord, the Almighty, the Most High.
18 Then the choir began to sing his praises, and the beautiful music rang out.
19 The people kept praying to the merciful Lord Most High until the service of worship had come to a close.
20 Then Simon came down from the altar, raised his hands over the whole assembly of Israel, and reverently pronounced the blessing from the Lord,
21 while the people bowed a second time in worship to receive that blessing from the Most High.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.