Nehemiah 1:6

God's Word

Open your eyes, and pay close attention with your ears to what I, your servant, am praying. I am praying to you day and night about your servants the Israelites. I confess the sins that we Israelites have committed against you as well as the sins that my father’s family and I have committed.

Cross References

1 Kings 8:30

Hear the plea for mercy that your people Israel and I pray toward this place. Hear us ⌞when we pray⌟ to heaven, the place where you live. Hear and forgive.

1 Kings 8:47

If they come to their senses, are sorry for what they’ve done, and plead with you in the land where they are captives, saying, ‘We have sinned. We have done wrong. We have been wicked,’

2 Chronicles 28:10

Now you intend to enslave the men and women of Judah and Jerusalem. But aren’t you also guilty of sinning against the Lord your God?

2 Chronicles 29:6

Our ancestors were unfaithful and did what the Lord our God considered evil. They deserted him. They turned away from the Lord’s tent  and turned their backs on him.

2 Chronicles 6:40

“Finally, my God, may your eyes be open and your ears attentive to the prayers ⌞offered⌟ in this place.

Ezra 10:1

While Ezra was praying, confessing ⌞these sins⌟, crying, and throwing himself down in front of God’s temple, a large crowd of Israelite men, women, and children gathered around him. They also began to cry bitterly.

Ezra 10:11

Confess to the Lord God of your ancestors what you have done, and do what he wants. Separate yourselves from the people of this land and from your foreign wives.”

Nehemiah 1:11

Lord, please pay attention to my prayer and to the prayers of all your other servants who want to worship your name. Please give me success today and make this man, King Artaxerxes, show me compassion.” I was cupbearer  to the king at this time.

Psalm 102:17

He will turn his attention to the prayers of those who have been abandoned. He will not despise their prayers.

Psalm 106:6

We have sinned, and so did our ancestors. We have done wrong. We are guilty.

Psalm 130:2

O Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be open to my pleas for mercy.

Psalm 32:5

I made my sins known to you, and I did not cover up my guilt. I decided to confess them to you, O Lord. Then you forgave all my sins. Selah

Psalm 34:15

The Lord’s eyes are on righteous people. His ears hear their cry for help.

Psalm 55:17

Morning, noon, and night I complain and groan, and he listens to my voice.

Psalm 88:1

O Lord God, my savior, I cry out to you during the day and at night.

Isaiah 6:5

So I said, “Oh, no! I’m doomed. Every word that passes through my lips is sinful. I live among people with sinful lips. I have seen the king, the Lord of Armies!”

Lamentations 5:7

Our ancestors sinned. Now they are gone, ⌞but⌟ we have to take the punishment for their wickedness.

Daniel 9:15

“Lord our God, you brought your people out of Egypt with your strong hand and made yourself famous even today. We have sinned and done evil things.

Daniel 9:20

I continued to pray, confessing my sins and the sins of my people Israel. I humbly placed my request about my God’s holy mountain in front of the Lord my God.

Daniel 9:4

I prayed to the Lord my God. I confessed and said, “Lord, you are great and deserve respect as the only God. You keep your promise  and show mercy to those who love you and obey your commandments.

Daniel 9:5

We have sinned, done wrong, acted wickedly, rebelled, and turned away from your commandments and laws.

Daniel 9:8

We, our kings, leaders, and ancestors are ashamed because we have sinned against you, Lord.

Luke 18:7

Won’t God give his chosen people justice when they cry out to him for help day and night? Is he slow to help them?

Luke 2:37

and she had been a widow for 84 years. Anna never left the temple courtyard but worshiped day and night by fasting and praying.

Ephesians 2:3

All of us once lived among these people, and followed the desires of our corrupt nature. We did what our corrupt desires and thoughts wanted us to do. So, because of our nature, we deserved God’s anger just like everyone else.

1 Timothy 5:5

A widow who has no family has placed her confidence in God by praying and asking for his help night and day.

2 Timothy 1:3

I constantly remember you in my prayers night and day when I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience as my ancestors did.

1 John 1:9

God is faithful and reliable. If we confess our sins, he forgives them and cleanses us from everything we’ve done wrong.

1 Samuel 15:11

“I regret that I made Saul king. He turned away from me and did not carry out my instructions.” Samuel was angry, and he prayed to the Lord all night.