then may whatever prayer or plea Your people Israel make—each knowing his own afflictions and spreading out his hands toward this temple—
A Maskil of David, when he was in the cave. A prayer. I cry aloud to the LORD; I lift my voice to the LORD for mercy.
Blessed is the man whose iniquity the LORD does not count against him, in whose spirit there is no deceit.
Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in front of the whole assembly of Israel and spread out his hands.
The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares in its joy.
Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”
When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.
Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people He has chosen as His inheritance!
When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will no