49. may You hear in heaven, Your dwelling place,their prayer and petition and uphold their cause.
50. May You forgive Your peoplewho sinned against Youand all their rebellions against You,and may You give them compassionin the eyes of their captors,so that they may be compassionate to them.
51. For they are Your people and Your inheritance; You brought them out of Egypt,out of the middle of an iron furnace.
52. May Your eyes be open to Your servant’s petitionand to the petition of Your people Israel,listening to them whenever they call to You.
53. For You, Lord God, have set them apart as Your inheritancefrom all the people on earth,as You spoke through Your servant Moseswhen You brought their ancestors out of Egypt.
54. When Solomon finished praying this entire prayer and petition to the Lord, he got up from kneeling before the altar of the Lord, with his hands spread out toward heaven,
55. and he stood and blessed the whole congregation of Israel with a loud voice:
56. “May the Lord be praised! He has given rest to His people Israel according to all He has said. Not one of all the good promises He made through His servant Moses has failed.