Ezra 7:27-28
Contemporary English Version
Ezra Praises God
27 Because King Artaxerxes was so kind, Ezra said:
Praise the Lord God of our ancestors! He made sure that the king honored the Lord's temple in Jerusalem. 28 God has told the king, his advisors, and his powerful officials to treat me with kindness. The Lord God has helped me, and I have been able to bring many Jewish leaders back to Jerusalem.
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Ezra 7:27-28
New International Version
27 Praise be to the Lord, the God of our ancestors, who has put it into the king’s heart(A) to bring honor(B) to the house of the Lord in Jerusalem in this way 28 and who has extended his good favor(C) to me before the king and his advisers and all the king’s powerful officials. Because the hand of the Lord my God was on me,(D) I took courage and gathered leaders from Israel to go up with me.
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