Biblical Protestant Prayer
Solomon's Prayer of Dedication
Solomon's Prayer of Dedication is a biblical prayer from 1 Kings 8 asking God to hear, forgive, guide, and show mercy to His people.
Biblical setting
Solomon's Prayer of Dedication appears in 1 Kings 8 during the dedication of the temple in Jerusalem. Solomon stands before the altar of the LORD and prays in the presence of the congregation of Israel.
The prayer praises God's covenant faithfulness, asks that His eyes be open toward the temple, and repeatedly asks God to hear from heaven, forgive, and act with mercy.
Why it matters in Protestant prayer
In Protestant prayer life, Solomon's Prayer of Dedication is remembered as a model of reverence, confession, intercession, and trust in God's mercy.
It gives language for dedicating sacred work to God while acknowledging that no building, ministry, or human effort can contain Him.
How it may be prayed
Solomon's Prayer may be read word for word, prayed in sections, or used as a guide when dedicating a church, ministry, household, project, or season of service to God.
Source note
PWG currently provides the King James Version wording of 1 Kings 8:22-53 for this Protestant prayer path. A parallel temple dedication prayer also appears in 2 Chronicles 6, and other modern Bible translations may have separate copyright or permission considerations.