36. then hear ⌊them⌋ in heaven.Forgive the sins of your servants, your people Israel.Teach them the proper way to live.Then send rain on the land,which you gave to your people as an inheritance.
37. “There may be famine in the land.Plant diseases, heat waves, funguses, locusts,or grasshoppers may destroy crops.Enemies may blockade Israel’s city gates.During every plague or sickness
38. ⌊hear⌋ every prayer for mercy,made by one person or by all the people in Israel,whose consciences bother them,who stretch out their hands toward this temple.
39. Hear ⌊them⌋ in heaven, where you live.Forgive ⌊them⌋, and take action.Give each person the proper reply.(You know what is in their hearts,because you alone know what is in the hearts of all people.)