52 Let thine eyes be open unto the prayer of thy servant, and unto the prayer of thy people Israel, to hearken unto them, in all that they call for unto thee.

53 For thou didst separate them to thee from among all people of the earth for an inheritance, as thou saidest by the hand of Moses thy servant, when thou broughtest our (A)fathers out of Egypt, O Lord God.

54 And when Solomon had made an end of praying all this [a]prayer and supplication unto the Lord, he rose from before the altar of the Lord, from kneeling on his knees, and stretching of his hands to heaven,

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 8:54 Solomon is a figure of Christ, who continually is the Mediator between God and his Church.

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