But as for me, by Your abundantlovingkindnessI will enterYour house,At Your holytempleI will bowin reverencefor You.
"When the heavensare shutup and there is norain,becausethey have sinnedagainst You, and they praytowardthisplaceand confessYour nameand turnfrom their sinwhenYou afflictthem,
whateverprayeror supplicationis madeby anyman[or] by allYour peopleIsrael,eachknowingthe afflictionof his own heart,and spreadinghis handstowardthishouse;
He who practicesdeceitshall not dwellwithinmy house;He who speaksfalsehoodshall not maintainhis positionbeforeme.
But there is forgivenesswith You, That You may be feared.
Let us gointo His dwellingplace;Let us worshipat His footstool.
I will bowdowntowardYour holytempleAnd givethanksto Your namefor Your lovingkindnessand Your truth;For You have magnifiedYour wordaccordingto allYour name.
Hearthe voiceof my supplicationswhen I cryto You for help,When I liftup my handstowardYour holysanctuary.
[The righteous] cry,and the LORDhearsAnd deliversthem out of alltheir troubles.
Be graciousto me, O God,according to Your lovingkindness;According to the greatnessof Your compassionblotout my transgressions.
But as for me, I am like a greenolivetreein the houseof God;I trustin the lovingkindnessof Godforeverand ever.
As for me, I shall callupon God,And the LORDwill saveme.
But as for me, my prayeris to You, O LORD,at an acceptabletime;O God,in the greatnessof Your lovingkindness,Answerme with Your savingtruth.
Answerme, O LORD,for Your lovingkindnessis good;According to the greatnessof Your compassion,turnto me,
Thereare sixthingswhich the LORDhates,Yes, sevenwhich are an abominationto Him:
Haughtyeyes,a lyingtongue,And handsthat shedinnocentblood,
Let the wickedforsakehis wayAnd the unrighteousmanhis thoughts;And let him returnto the LORD,And He will havecompassionon him, And to our God,For He will abundantlypardon.
Our holyand beautifulhouse,Whereour fatherspraisedYou, Has beenburned[by] fire;And allour preciousthingshave becomea ruin.
Now whenDanielknewthat the documentwas signed,he enteredhis house(now in his roofchamberhe had windowsopentowardJerusalem);and he continued kneelingon his kneesthreetimesa day,prayingand givingthanksbeforehis God,as he had been doingpreviously.
Afterwardthe sonsof Israelwill returnand seekthe LORDtheir Godand Davidtheir king;and they will cometremblingto the LORDand to His goodnessin the lastdays.
Sothe churchthroughoutallJudeaand Galileeand Samariaenjoyedpeace,being builtup; and goingon in the fearof the Lordand in the comfortof the HolySpirit,it continued to increase.
Thereforelet us draw nearwith confidenceto the throneof grace,sothat we may receivemercyand findgraceto helpin time of need.
"Ifit is disagreeablein your sightto servethe LORD,choosefor yourselves todaywhomyou will serve:whetherthe godswhichyour fathersservedwhichwere beyondthe River,or the godsof the Amoritesin whoselandyou are living;but as for me and my house,we will servethe LORD."
