1 Kings 8:54-61

GOD’S WORD Translation

Solomon Blesses the People

⁵⁴ When Solomon finished praying this prayer for mercy to the Lord, he stood in front of the Lord’s altar, where he had been kneeling with his hands stretched out toward heaven. ⁵⁵ Then he stood and in a loud voice blessed the entire assembly of Israel, ⁵⁶ “Thanks be to the Lord! He has given his people Israel rest, as he had promised. None of the good promises he made through his servant Moses has failed to come true. ⁵⁷ May the Lord our God be with us as he was with our ancestors. May he never leave us or abandon us. ⁵⁸ May he bend our hearts toward him. Then we will follow him and keep his commands, laws, and rules, which he commanded our ancestors ⌞to keep⌟. ⁵⁹ May these words which I have prayed to the Lord be near the Lord our God day and night. Then he will give me and his people Israel justice every day as it is needed. ⁶⁰ In this way all the people of the world will know that the Lord is God and there is no other ⌞god⌟. ⁶¹ May your hearts be committed to the Lord our God. Then you will live by his laws and keep his commands as you have today.”