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.
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⌟.
In this way all the people of the world will know that the Lord is God and there is no other ⌞god⌟.
Let my prayer be accepted as sweet-smelling incense in your presence. Let the lifting up of my hands in prayer be accepted as an evening sacrifice.
I, the Lord, watch over it. I water it continually. I watch over it day and night so that no one will harm it.
Now, Lord our God, rescue us from Assyria’s control so that all the kingdoms on earth will know that you alone are the Lord.”
Give us our bread day by day.
“I pray for them. I’m not praying for the world but for those you gave me, because they are yours.
May the locks and bolts of your gates be made of iron and copper. May your strength last as long as you live.
He is the payment for our sins, and not only for our sins, but also for the sins of the whole world.