I will give you thanks as long as I live; I will raise my hands to you in prayer.

But when you punish the wicked, punish also those who abandon your ways. Peace be with Israel!

Raise your hands in prayer in the Temple, and praise the LORD!

Receive my prayer as incense, my uplifted hands as an evening sacrifice.

I lift up my hands to you in prayer; like dry ground my soul is thirsty for you.

(Solomon had made a bronze platform and put it in the middle of the courtyard. It was eight feet square and five feet high. He mounted this platform, knelt down where everyone could see him, and raised his hands toward heaven.)

In every church service I want the men to pray, men who are dedicated to God and can lift up their hands in prayer without anger or argument.

But because of your great love I can come into your house; I can worship in your holy Temple and bow down to you in reverence.

I face your holy Temple, bow down, and praise your name because of your constant love and faithfulness, because you have shown that your name and your commands are supreme.

In the rear of the Temple an inner room was built, where the LORD's Covenant Box was to be placed.

The whole interior of the Temple was covered with gold, as well as the altar in the Most Holy Place.

Two winged creatures were made of olive wood and placed in the Most Holy Place, each one 15 feet tall.

Then the priests carried the Covenant Box into the Temple and put it in the Most Holy Place, beneath the winged creatures.

The ends of the poles could be seen by anyone standing directly in front of the Most Holy Place, but from nowhere else. (The poles are still there today.)

LORD my God, I am your servant. Listen to my prayer, and grant the requests I make to you today.

Hear my prayers and the prayers of your people when they face this place and pray. In your home in heaven hear us and forgive us.

When Daniel learned that the order had been signed, he went home. In an upstairs room of his house there were windows that faced toward Jerusalem. There, just as he had always done, he knelt down at the open windows and prayed to God three times a day.