I said,(A)

Yahweh, the God of heaven, 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 house have sinned.(F) We have acted corruptly toward You and have not kept the commands, statutes, and ordinances You gave Your servant Moses.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 1:6 Lit sins of the Israelites

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.

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