1 Kings 8:44–49

⁴⁴When Your people go out to fight against their enemies, ^a

wherever You send them,

and they pray to Yahweh

in the direction of the city You have chosen ^b

and the temple I have built for Your name,

⁴⁵may You hear their prayer and petition in heaven

and uphold their cause. ^c

⁴⁶When they sin against You—

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

and You are angry with them

and hand them over to the enemy,

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

whether distant or nearby—

⁴⁷and when they come to their senses ^f

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,” ^g

⁴⁸and when they return to You with their whole mind and heart

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

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

that You gave their ancestors,

the city You have chosen, ⁱ

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.