Nehemiah’s Prayer

4 ^fAs soon as I heard these words I sat down and wept and mourned for days, and I continued fasting and praying before the ^gGod of heaven.

5 And I said, ^h“O Lord God of heaven, the ⁱgreat and awesome God who ^jkeeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments,

20 Then I replied to them, “The God of heaven will make us prosper, and we his servants will arise and build, but ⁱyou have no portion or right or claim¹ in Jerusalem.”