Having blessed the Lord for the way in which he has kept his promise, Solomon went on to ask God’s continued favour upon Israel. He pronounced a wish that God would be with Israel in Solomon’s time as he was with Israel in previous generations. In addition, he asked that the Lord might not forsake Israel.
57 Que l'Eternel, notre Dieu, soit avec nous, comme il a été avec nos pères; qu'il ne nous abandonne point et ne nous délaisse point,