What does 1 Kings 8:36 mean?

please hear them from where you are in heaven. Forgive them for what they've done, and teach them the right way to live. Then send rain on the land you gave to your people as a gift. 1 Kings 8:36 - Modern Text Bible

(He asks God to forgive and guide the people, and to restore what they need—like rain—when they genuinely return to him.)