I said,(A)

Lord, the God of the heavens, the great and awe-inspiring God who keeps his gracious covenant with those who love him(B) and keep his commands,(C) let your eyes be open and your ears be attentive(D) to hear your servant’s prayer that I now pray to you day and night(E) for your servants, the Israelites. I confess the sins[a] we have committed against you. Both I and my father’s family have sinned.(F) We have acted corruptly toward you and have not kept the commands, statutes, and ordinances you gave your servant Moses.(G) Please remember what you commanded your servant Moses: “If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the peoples.(H) But if you return to me and carefully observe my commands, even though your exiles were banished to the farthest horizon,[b] I will gather them from there and bring them to the place where I chose to have my name dwell.”(I) 10 They are your servants and your people. You redeemed them by your great power and strong hand.(J)

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Footnotes

  1. 1:6 Lit sins of the Israelites
  2. 1:9 Lit skies

Then I said:

Lord, the God of heaven, the great and awesome God,(A) who keeps his covenant of love(B) with those who love him and keep his commandments, let your ear be attentive and your eyes open to hear(C) the prayer(D) your servant is praying before you day and night for your servants, the people of Israel. I confess(E) the sins we Israelites, including myself and my father’s family, have committed against you. We have acted very wickedly(F) toward you. We have not obeyed the commands, decrees and laws you gave your servant Moses.

“Remember(G) the instruction you gave your servant Moses, saying, ‘If you are unfaithful, I will scatter(H) you among the nations, but if you return to me and obey my commands, then even if your exiled people are at the farthest horizon, I will gather(I) them from there and bring them to the place I have chosen as a dwelling for my Name.’(J)

10 “They are your servants and your people, whom you redeemed by your great strength and your mighty hand.(K)

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