27 Then (A)the priests and the Levites arose and (B)blessed the people, and their voice was heard, and their prayer came to (C)his holy habitation in heaven.

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(A)Father of the fatherless and (B)protector of widows
    is God in his holy habitation.

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15 (A)Look down from your holy habitation, from heaven, and bless your people Israel and the ground that you have given us, as you swore to our fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey.’

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18 And Jehoiada posted watchmen for the house of the Lord under the direction of (A)the Levitical priests and the Levites (B)whom David had organized to be in charge of the house of the Lord, to offer burnt offerings to the Lord, (C)as it is written in the Law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, (D)according to the order of David.

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23 “Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, Thus (A)you shall bless the people of Israel: you shall say to them,

24 The Lord (B)bless you and (C)keep you;
25 the Lord (D)make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you;
26 the Lord (E)lift up his countenance[a] upon you and give you peace.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 6:26 Or face

And he stared at him in terror and said, “What is it, Lord?” And he said to him, “Your prayers and your alms (A)have ascended (B)as a memorial before God.

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The Humble and Contrite in Spirit

66 (A)Thus says the Lord:
(B)“Heaven is my throne,
    and the earth is my footstool;
what is the house that you would build for me,
    and what is the place of my rest?

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Prayer for Mercy

15 (A)Look down from heaven and see,
    (B)from your holy and beautiful[a] habitation.
Where are (C)your zeal and your might?
    The stirring of your inner parts and your compassion
    are held back from me.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 63:15 Or holy and glorious

15 For thus says (A)the One who is high and lifted up,
    who inhabits eternity, whose name is (B)Holy:
(C)“I dwell in the high and holy place,
    and also (D)with him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit,
(E)to revive the spirit of the lowly,
    and to revive the heart of the contrite.

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39 then hear in heaven your dwelling place and forgive and act and render to each whose heart you know, according to all his ways ((A)for you, you only, know the hearts of all the children of mankind),

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30 And listen to the plea of your servant and of your people Israel, when they pray toward this place. And listen in heaven your dwelling place, and when you hear, forgive.

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At that time (A)the Lord set apart the tribe of Levi (B)to carry the ark of the covenant of the Lord (C)to stand before the Lord to minister to him and (D)to bless in his name, to this day.

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