16 “Now, Lord God of Israel,keep your promise to my father David, your servant.You said, ‘You will never fail to have an heirsitting in front of me on the throne of Israelif your descendants are faithful to meas you have been faithful to me.’
17 “So now, Lord God of Israel,may the promise you made to David, your servant, come true.
18 “Does God really live on earth with people?If heaven itself, the highest heaven, cannot hold you,then how can this temple that I have built?
19 Nevertheless, my Lord God, please pay attention to my prayer for mercy.Listen to my cry for help as I pray to you.
20 Day and night may your eyes be on this temple,the place about which you said your name will be there.Listen to me as I pray toward this place.
21 Hear the plea for mercythat your people Israel and I pray toward this place.Hear us in heaven, the place where you live.Hear and forgive.
22 “If anyone sins against another personand is required to take an oathand comes to take the oath in front of your altar in this temple,