⁵ At the evening sacrifice I arose from my fasting; and having torn my garment and my robe, I fell on my knees and ^(A)spread out my hands to the Lord my God.

Solomon Blesses the Assembly^(A)

^54 (B)And so it was, when Solomon had finished praying all this prayer and supplication to the Lord, that he arose from before the altar of the Lord, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to heaven.

³⁸ whatever prayer, whatever supplication is made by anyone, or by all Your people Israel, when each one knows the plague of his own heart, and spreads out his hands toward this temple:

Solomon’s Prayer of Dedication^(A)

²² Then Solomon stood before ^(B)the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and ^(C)spread out his hands toward heaven;

³³ So Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh and ^(A)spread out his hands to the Lord; then the thunder and the hail ceased, and the rain was not poured on the earth.

²⁹ So Moses said to him, “As soon as I have gone out of the city, I will ^(A)spread out my hands to the Lord; the thunder will cease, and there will be no more hail, that you may know that the ^(B)earth is the Lord’s.

Appreciation of the Mystery

¹⁴ For this reason I bow my knees to the ^(A)Father ^[a]of our Lord Jesus Christ,