Nehemiah 1:5-9 ▼

5 I said, LORD, the God of the heavens, the great and awe-inspiring God who keeps his gracious covenant with those who love him and keep his commands,

6 let your eyes be open and your ears be attentive to hear your servant’s prayer that I now pray to you day and night for your servants, the Israelites. I confess the sins we have committed against you. Both I and my father’s family have sinned.

7 We have acted corruptly toward you and have not kept the commands, statutes, and ordinances you gave your servant Moses.

8 Please remember what you commanded your servant Moses: “If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the peoples.

9 But if you return to me and carefully observe my commands, even though your exiles were banished to the farthest horizon, I will gather them from there and bring them to the place where I chose to have my name dwell.”