50. Forgive your people, who have sinned against you.⌊Forgive⌋ all their wrongs when they rebelled against you,and cause those who captured them to have mercy on them
51. because they are your own peoplewhom you brought out of Egyptfrom the middle of an iron smelter.
52. “May your eyes always see my plea and your people Israel’s pleaso that you will listen to them whenever they call on you.
53. After all, you, Lord God, set them apart from all the people of the worldto be your own as you promised through your servant Moseswhen you brought our ancestors out of Egypt.”
54. When Solomon finished praying this prayer for mercy to the Lord, he stood in front of the Lord’s altar, where he had been kneeling with his hands stretched out toward heaven.
55. Then he stood and in a loud voice blessed the entire assembly of Israel,