Nehemiah 9:32–37

³²“So now, our God, ^athe great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who keeps covenant and lovingkindness,

Do not let all the hardship seem insignificant before You,

Which has found us, our kings, our princes, our priests, our prophets, our fathers, and all Your people,

^bFrom the days of the kings of Assyria to this day.

³³“However, ^aYou are righteous in all that has come upon us;

For You have dealt in truth, but we have acted wickedly.

³⁴“Now our kings, our princes, our priests, and our fathers did not do Your law

Or pay attention to Your commandments and Your testimonies with which You testified against them.

³⁵“But ^athey, in their own kingdom,

^bWith Your abundant goodness which You gave them,

With the broad and rich land which You set before them,

Did not serve You or turn from their evil deeds.

³⁶“Behold, ^awe are slaves today,

And as to the land which You gave to our fathers to eat of its fruit and its goodness,

Behold, we are slaves in it.

³⁷“^aIts abundant produce is for the kings

Whom You have put over us because of our sins;

They also rule over our bodies

And over our cattle according to their desire,

So we are in great distress.