Ifwe had forgottenthe nameof our GodOr extendedour handsto a strangegod,
"Let there be nostrangegodamong you; Norshall you worshipany foreigngod.
"Ifyou would directyour heartrightAnd spreadout your handto Him,
Envoyswill comeout of Egypt;Ethiopiawill quicklystretchout her handsto God.
"You shall not followothergods,anyof the godsof the peopleswhosurroundyou,
They forgotHis deedsAnd His miraclesthat He had shownthem.
Allthishas comeupon us, but we have not forgottenYou, And we have not dealtfalselywith Your covenant.
Then Solomonstoodbeforethe altarof the LORDin the presenceof allthe assemblyof Israeland spreadout his handstoward heaven.
Mosessaidto him, "As soon as I goout of the city,I will spreadout my handsto the LORD;the thunderwill ceaseand there will be hailnolonger,that you may knowthat the earthis the LORD'S.
But the kingwill rejoicein God;Everyonewho swearsby Him will glory,For the mouthsof those who speaklieswill be stopped.
