1 Kings 8:46–53

⁴⁶When they sin against you—

for there is no one who does not sin^o—

and you are angry with them

and hand them over to the enemy,

and their captors deport them to the enemy’s country^p—

whether distant or nearby—

⁴⁷and when they come to their senses^B

in the land where they were deported

and repent and petition you in their captors’ land:

“We have sinned and done wrong;

we have been wicked,”^q

⁴⁸and when they return to you with all their heart and all their soul

in the land of their enemies who took them captive,^r

and when they pray to you in the direction of their land

that you gave their ancestors,

the city you have chosen,^s

and the temple I have built for your name,

⁴⁹may you hear in heaven, your dwelling place,

their prayer and petition and uphold their cause.

⁵⁰May you forgive your people

who sinned against you

and all their rebellions^C against you,

and may you grant them compassion

before their captors,

so that they may treat them compassionately.^t

⁵¹For they are your people and your inheritance;^u

you brought them out of Egypt,

out of the middle of an iron furnace.^v

⁵²May your eyes be open to your servant’s petition

and to the petition of your people Israel,

listening to them whenever they call to you.

⁵³For you, Lord God, have set them apart as your inheritance

from all peoples of the earth,

as you spoke through your servant Moses

when you brought our ancestors out of Egypt.^a