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Nehemiah 1:4-6
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Nehemiah 1:4-6
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
4 When I heard these words, I sat down and wept and mourned for days, fasting and praying before the God of heaven.(A) 5 I said, “O Lord God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments,(B) 6 let your ear be attentive and your eyes open to hear the prayer of your servant that I now pray before you day and night for your servants, the Israelites, confessing the sins of the Israelites, which we have sinned against you. Both I and my family have sinned.(C)
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