Nehemiah 1:5-11

5I said, “Please, Lord God of heaven, 1the great and awesome God, 2who keeps the covenant and faithfulness for those who love Him and keep His commandments: 63let 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, 4confessing the sins of the sons of Israel which we have committed against You; 5I and my father’s house have sinned. 76We have acted very corruptly against You and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the ordinances 7which You commanded Your servant Moses. 8Remember, please, the word which You commanded Your servant Moses, saying, ‘8If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the peoples; 99but 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 10will gather them from there and bring them 11to the place where I have chosen to have My name dwell.’ 1012They are Your servants and Your people whom You redeemed by Your great power and by Your strong hand. 11Please, Lord, 13may Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant and the prayer of Your servants who delight to 14revere Your name, and please make Your servant successful today and grant him mercy before this man.”

Now I was the 15cupbearer to the king.