Nehemiah 1:4-11
Christian Standard Bible
Nehemiah’s Prayer
4 When I heard these words, I sat down and wept. I mourned for a number of days, fasting and praying(A) before the God of the heavens.(B) 5 I said,(C)
Lord, the God of the heavens, the great and awe-inspiring God who keeps his gracious covenant with those who love him(D) and keep his commands,(E) 6 let your eyes be open and your ears be attentive(F) to hear your servant’s prayer that I now pray to you day and night(G) for your servants, the Israelites. I confess the sins[a] we have committed against you. Both I and my father’s family have sinned.(H) 7 We have acted corruptly toward you and have not kept the commands, statutes, and ordinances you gave your servant Moses.(I) 8 Please remember what you commanded your servant Moses: “If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the peoples.(J) 9 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.”(K) 10 They are your servants and your people. You redeemed them by your great power and strong hand.(L) 11 Please, Lord, let your ear be attentive(M) to the prayer of your servant and to that of your servants who delight to revere your name. Give your servant success today,(N) and grant him compassion in the presence of this man.[c](O)
At the time, I was the king’s cupbearer.(P)
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Nehemiah 1:4-11
English Standard Version
Nehemiah's Prayer
4 As soon as I heard these words I (A)sat down and wept and mourned for days, and I continued fasting and praying before the (B)God of heaven. 5 And I said, “O Lord God of heaven, (C)the great and awesome God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, 6 (D)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 the people of Israel your servants, (E)confessing the sins of the people of Israel, which we have sinned against you. Even (F)I and my father's house have sinned. 7 (G)We have acted very corruptly against you and have not kept the commandments, the statutes, and the rules (H)that you commanded your servant Moses. 8 Remember the word that you commanded your servant Moses, saying, ‘If you are unfaithful, (I)I will scatter you among the peoples, 9 (J)but if you return to me and keep my commandments and do them, (K)though your outcasts are in the uttermost parts of heaven, from there I will gather them and bring them (L)to the place that I have chosen, to make my name dwell there.’ 10 (M)They are your servants and your people, whom you have redeemed by your great power and by your strong hand. 11 O Lord, (N)let your ear be attentive to the prayer of your servant, and to the prayer of your servants who delight to fear your name, and give success to your servant today, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.”
Now I was (O)cupbearer to the king.
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