2 Maccabees 14:34

34 Having said this, he went away. Then the priests stretched out their hands toward heaven and called upon the constant Defender of our nation, in these words:

2 Maccabees 14:34 In-Context

32 When they declared on oath that they did not know where the man was whom he wanted,

33 he stretched out his right hand toward the sanctuary, and swore this oath: "If you do not hand Judas over to me as a prisoner, I will level this shrine of God to the ground and tear down the altar, and build here a splendid temple to Dionysus."

34 Having said this, he went away. Then the priests stretched out their hands toward heaven and called upon the constant Defender of our nation, in these words:

35 "O Lord of all, though you have need of nothing, you were pleased that there should be a temple for your habitation among us;

36 so now, O holy One, Lord of all holiness, keep undefiled forever this house that has been so recently purified."