1 Kings 8:54-61

International Standard Version

⁵⁶ “Blessed is the Lord, who has given security to his people Israel, just as he promised. Not one of his promises has failed to come about that he gave through his servant Moses. ⁵⁷ May the Lord our God be with us, just as he was with our ancestors. May he never leave us or abandon us, ⁵⁸ so that he may turn our hearts toward him, so that we may live life^[a] his way, keeping his commands, statutes, and ordinances that he gave to our ancestors. ⁵⁹ And may what I’ve had to say to the Lord remain with the Lord our God both day and night, so that he may defend the cause of his servant and the cause of his people Israel, as the need of the day may require it, ⁶⁰ so that, in turn,^[b] all the people of the earth may know that the Lord is God—there is no one else. ⁶¹ Now let your heart be completely devoted to the Lord our God, to live according to his statutes and to keep his commands, as we are doing today.”