 It was for the sake of Zion. It was for the character of God. It was for His holy name, the mountain being representative of all of His glory. He prayed for God's glory, and that was the heart and the focus of his praying. It grieves me so much when I hear people say, well, you need to demand this from God and demand that from God, and you tell God what He has to give you, and you lay claim to these and that.