“When I heard these words, I sat down and wept and mourned
for days; and I was fasting and praying before the God of heaven. I said, ‘I
beseech You, O Lord God of heaven, the great and awesome God, who preserves the
covenant and loving kindness for those who love Him and keep His commandments,
let Your ear now be attentive and Your eyes open to hear the prayer of Your
servant which I am praying before You now, day and night, on behalf of the sons
of Israel Your servants, confessing the sins of the sons of Israel which we
have sinned against You; I and my father’s house have sinned.
‘We have acted very corruptly against You and have not kept
the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the ordinances which You commanded Your
servant Moses. ‘Remember the word which You commanded Your servant Moses,
saying, “If you are unfaithful I will scatter you among the peoples; but if you
return to Me and keep My commandments and do them, though those of you who have
been scattered were in the most remote part of the heavens, I will gather them
from there and will bring them to the place where I have chosen to cause My
name to dwell.”
‘They are Your servants and our people whom You redeemed by
Your great power and by Your strong hand.’” (Nehemiah
1:4-10)
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