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1 Kings 8:33-37 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

33. When Your people Israel are defeated before an enemy,because they have sinned against You, and they return to You and praise Your name,and they pray and plead with Youfor mercy in this temple,

34. may You hear in heavenand forgive the sin of Your people Israel.May You restore them to the landYou gave their ancestors.

35. When the skies are shut and there is no rain,because they have sinned against You, and they pray toward this placeand praise Your name,and they turn from their sinsbecause You are afflicting them,

36. may You hear in heavenand forgive the sin of Your servantsand Your people Israel,so that You may teach them the good waythey should walk in. May You send rain on Your landthat You gave Your people for an inheritance.

37. When there is famine on the earth,when there is pestilence,when there is blight, mildew, locust, or grasshopper, when their enemy besieges themin the region of their fortified cities, when there is any plague or illness,

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