Nehemiah:9

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* And in the twenty-fourth day of this month , the sons of Israel were gathered with fasting and with sackcloth , and with earth upon them . * And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all strangers , and stood and confessed their sins and the sins of their fathers . * And they stood up in their place , and read in the Book of the Law of the LORD their God a fourth part of the day . And [another ] fourth part they confessed and worshiped the LORD their God . * And stood upon the stairs , of the Levites , Jeshua , and Bani , Kadmiel , Shebaniah , Bunni , Sherebiah , Bani [and ] Chenani , and cried with a loud voice to the LORD their God . * And the Levites , Jeshua , and Kadmiel , Bani , Hashabniah , Sherebiah , Hodijah , Shebaniah , [and ] Pethahiah , said , Stand up and bless the LORD your God forever and ever . And blessed be Your glorious name , which is exalted above all blessing and praise . * You , even You , [are ] LORD alone . You have made the heavens , heaven of the heavens , with all their host , the earth , and all things on it , the seas , and all in them , and You preserve them all . And the host of the heavens worships You . * You [are ] the LORD , the God who chose Abram and brought him out of Ur of the Chaldees , and gave him the name of Abraham , * and found his heart faithful before You , and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanite , the Hittite , the Amorite , and the Perizzite , and the Jebusite , and the Girgashite , to give [ it ] to his seed . And You have performed Your words , for You are righteous . * And You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt , and heard their cry by the Red Sea , * and gave out signs and wonders upon Pharaoh and upon all his servants and upon all the people of his land . For You knew that they were acting proudly against them . So You got Yourself a name , as today . * And You divided the sea before them , so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land . And their pursuers You threw into the deep , like a stone into the mighty waters . * And You led them in the day by a cloudy pillar , and in the night by a pillar of fire , to give them light in the way in which they should go . * And You came down on Mount Sinai , and spoke with them from Heaven , and gave them right judgments and true laws , good statutes and commandments . * And You made known to them Your holy sabbath , and commanded them commandments , statutes , and laws , by the hand of Moses Your servant . * And You gave them bread from the heavens for their hunger , and brought forth water for them out of the rock for their thirst . And You promised them that they should go in to possess the land which You had sworn to give them . * But they and our fathers acted proudly and hardened their necks , and did not listen to Your commandments . * And they refused to obey , neither were they mindful of Your wonders which You did among them . But they hardened their necks , and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage . But You [are ] a God ready to pardon , gracious and merciful , slow to anger , and of great kindness , and did not forsake them . * Yea , when they had made them a molten calf , and said , This [is ] your God who brought you up out of Egypt , and had worked great blasphemies , * yet You in Your great mercies did not forsake them in the wilderness . The pillar of the cloud did not depart from them by day to lead them in the way , nor the pillar of fire by night , to show them light and the way in which they should go . * You also gave Your good Spirit to teach them , and did not withhold Your manna from their mouth , and gave them water for their thirst . * And forty years You sustained them in the wilderness . They lacked nothing ; their clothes did not become old , and their feet did not swell . * And You gave them kingdoms and nations , and divided them into corners . And they possessed the land of Sihon , and the land of the king of Heshbon , and the land of Og king of Bashan . * And You multiplied their sons like the stars of the heavens , and brought them into the land concerning which You had promised to their fathers that they should go in to possess [it ]. * And the sons went in and possessed the land , and You humbled the people of the land before them , the Canaanites , and gave them into their hands , with their kings and the people of the land , so that they might do with them as they would . * And they took strong cities and a rich land , and possessed houses full of all goods , wells already dug , vineyards and olive-yards , and fruit trees in abundance . And they ate and were filled , and became fat , and delighted themselves in Your great goodness . * But they were disobedient and rebelled against You , and cast Your law behind their backs . And they killed Your prophets who testified against them to turn them to You , and they worked great blasphemies . * And You delivered them into the hand of their enemies , who troubled them . And in the time of their trouble , they cried to You , and You heard from Heaven . And according to Your manifold mercies , You gave them deliverers , who saved them out of the hand of their enemies . * But after they had rest , they did evil again before You , and You left them in the hand of their enemies , so that they had the rule over them . But they returned and cried to You , and You heard from Heaven . And many times You delivered them according to Your mercies , * and testified against them that You might bring them again to Your law . But they acted proudly and did not listen to Your commandments , but sinned against Your judgments (which if a man do , he shall live in them ), and withdrew the shoulder , and hardened their neck , and would not hear . * And many years You had patience with them , and testified against them by Your Spirit , by Your prophets , but they would not give ear . And You gave them into the hand of the people of the lands . * But for Your great mercies , You did not completely destroy them nor forsake them . For You [are ] a gracious and merciful God . * And now , our God , the great , the mighty , and the fearful God , who keeps covenant and mercy , let not all the trouble that has come upon us , on our kings , on our rulers , and on our priests , and on our prophets , and on our fathers , and on all Your people , since the time of the kings of Assyria to this day , seem little before You . * But You [are ] just in all that is brought upon us , for You have done right , but we have done wickedly . * And our kings , our rulers , our priests , and our fathers , have not kept Your law , nor listened to Your commandments and Your words with which You testified against them . * For they have not served You in their kingdom , and in Your great goodness which You gave them , and in the large and rich land which You gave before them , and they did not turn from their wicked works . * Behold , we [are ] servants today . And the land that You gave to our fathers to eat its fruit , and its good , behold , we are servants in it . * And it yields much increase to the kings whom You have set over us because of our sins . And they rule over our bodies , and over our cattle , at their pleasure , and we [are ] in great distress . * And because of all this we [are ] cutting a sure [covenant ], and write [it ], and our princes , Levites , [and ] priests are sealing it .

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