26. “So now, God of Israel,may the promise you made to my father David,your servant, come true.
27. “Does God really live on earth?If heaven itself, the highest heaven, cannot hold you,then how can this temple that I have built?
28. Nevertheless, my Lord God, please pay attention to my prayer for mercy.Listen to my cry for help as I pray to you today.
29. Night and day may your eyes be on this temple,the place about which you said, ‘My name will be there.’Listen to me as I pray toward this place.
30. Hear the plea for mercythat your people Israel and I pray toward this place.Hear us ⌊when we pray⌋ to heaven, the place where you live.Hear and forgive.
31. “If anyone sins against another personand is required to take an oathand comes to take the oath in front of your altar in this temple,
32. then hear ⌊that person⌋ in heaven, take action, and make a decision.Condemn the guilty person with the proper punishment,but declare the innocent person innocent.
33. “An enemy may defeat your people Israelbecause they have sinned against you.But when your people turn to you, praise your name, pray,and plead with you in this temple,