Nehemiah 9:4

You have covered yourself with a cloud, so that no prayer can pass through.

Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity, for Yahweh has heard the voice of my weeping.

I sought Yahweh, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears.

But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you,

At my first defense, no one came to help me, but all left me. May it not be held against them.

You shall not go up by steps to my altar, that your nakedness may not be exposed to it.’

I cry to you, and you do not answer me. I stand up, and you gaze at me.

My God, I cry in the daytime, but you don’t answer; in the night season, and am not silent.

Deep calls to deep at the noise of your waterfalls. All your waves and your billows have swept over me.

Blessed be his glorious name forever! Let the whole earth be filled with his glory! Amen and amen.

He sent from on high and he took me. He drew me out of many waters.

He said, “Blessed is Yahweh, the God of Israel, who spoke with his mouth to David your father, and has with his hand fulfilled it, saying,

Yours, Yahweh, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty! For all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, Yahweh, and you are exalted as head above all.

After them, Benjamin and Hasshub made repairs across from their house. After them, Azariah the son of Maaseiah the son of Ananiah made repairs beside his own house.

Also Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law; and the people stayed in their place.

and Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, who was the chief to begin the thanksgiving in prayer, and Bakbukiah, the second among his brothers; and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.

and his brothers, Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God; and Ezra the scribe was before them.

“Yet I have set my King on my holy hill of Zion.”

He will call on me, and I will answer him. I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him, and honor him.

Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.” Dividing his garments among them, they cast lots.

He said these things, and after that, he said to them, “Our friend, Lazarus, has fallen asleep, but I am going so that I may awake him out of sleep.”

Peter sent them all out, and knelt down and prayed. Turning to the body, he said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up.

When he had spoken these things, he knelt down and prayed with them all.

You are to teach the children of Israel all the statutes which Yahweh has spoken to them by Moses.”

Now therefore, our God, we thank you, and praise your glorious name.

He appointed, according to the ordinance of David his father, the divisions of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their offices, to praise and to minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required; the doorkeepers also by their divisions at every gate, for David the man of God had so commanded.

They sang to one another in praising and giving thanks to Yahweh, “For he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever toward Israel.” All the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised Yahweh, because the foundation of Yahweh’s house had been laid.

“Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard. I cry for help, but there is no justice.

Yahweh turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends. Yahweh gave Job twice as much as he had before.

Listen to the voice of my cry, my King and my God; for I pray to you.

This poor man cried, and Yahweh heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

I said, “I will watch my ways, so that I don’t sin with my tongue. I will keep my mouth with a bridle while the wicked is before me.”

Oh, send out your light and your truth. Let them lead me. Let them bring me to your holy hill, to your tents.

The Mighty One, God, Yahweh, speaks, and calls the earth from sunrise to sunset.

Exalt Yahweh, our God. Worship at his holy hill, for Yahweh, our God, is holy!

Hear my prayer, Yahweh! Let my cry come to you.

I was glad when they said to me, “Let’s go to Yahweh’s house!”

I lift up my eyes to you, you who sit in the heavens.

Praise Yah! Praise Yahweh’s name! Praise him, you servants of Yahweh,

May the high praises of God be in their mouths, and a two-edged sword in their hand,

It will happen that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.

Then he came to the gate which looks toward the east, and went up its steps. He measured the threshold of the gate, one reed wide; and the other threshold, one reed wide.

Yahweh, how long will I cry, and you will not hear? I cry out to you “Violence!” and will you not save?

At that time, Jesus answered, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you hid these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to infants.

The tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised;

But he put them all outside, and taking her by the hand, he called, saying, “Child, arise!”

He was withdrawn from them about a stone’s throw, and he knelt down and prayed,

For David, after he had in his own generation served the counsel of God, fell asleep, was laid with his fathers, and saw decay.

When those days were over, we departed and went on our journey. They all, with wives and children, brought us on our way until we were out of the city. Kneeling down on the beach, we prayed.

Bless those who persecute you; bless, and don’t curse.

Then he appeared to over five hundred brothers at once, most of whom remain until now, but some have also fallen asleep.

Then they also who are fallen asleep in Christ have perished.

But now Christ has been raised from the dead. He became the first fruits of those who are asleep.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,

But we don’t want you to be ignorant, brothers, concerning those who have fallen asleep, so that you don’t grieve like the rest, who have no hope.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

“Worthy are you, our Lord and God, the Holy One, to receive the glory, the honor, and the power, for you created all things, and because of your desire they existed, and were created!”

But will God in very deed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens can’t contain you; how much less this house that I have built!

and Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph,

four thousand were doorkeepers, and four thousand praised Yahweh with the instruments which I made for giving praise.”

Then David said to all the assembly, “Now bless Yahweh your God!” All the assembly blessed Yahweh, the God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads and prostrated themselves before Yahweh and the king.

when the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking Yahweh; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised Yahweh, saying, “For he is good; for his loving kindness endures forever!” then the house was filled with a cloud, even Yahweh’s house,

The Levites, of the children of the Kohathites and of the children of the Korahites, stood up to praise Yahweh, the God of Israel, with an exceedingly loud voice.

Of the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and Zabbud; and with them seventy males.

According to the good hand of our God on us they brought us a man of discretion, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel; and Sherebiah, with his sons and his brothers, eighteen;

After him, the Levites, Rehum the son of Bani made repairs. Next to him, Hashabiah, the ruler of half the district of Keilah, made repairs for his district.

Ezra the scribe stood on a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam.

Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, “Stand up and bless Yahweh your God from everlasting to everlasting! Blessed be your glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise!

The Levites: namely, Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel;

and their brothers, Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,

Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,

and Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chiefs of the Levites, who had the oversight of the outward business of God’s house;

Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who was over the thanksgiving, he and his brothers.

The chiefs of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brothers close to them, to praise and give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, watch next to watch.

and Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,

I cry to Yahweh with my voice, and he answers me out of his holy hill.

I call on Yahweh, who is worthy to be praised; and I am saved from my enemies.

We have heard with our ears, God; our fathers have told us what work you did in their days, in the days of old.

Great is Yahweh, and greatly to be praised, in the city of our God, in his holy mountain.

Sing to the glory of his name! Offer glory and praise!

My cry goes to God! Indeed, I cry to God for help, and for him to listen to me.

Blessed be Yahweh forever more. Amen, and Amen.

For Yahweh is great, and greatly to be praised! He is to be feared above all gods.

Who can utter the mighty acts of Yahweh, or fully declare all his praise?

Out of the depths I have cried to you, Yahweh.

I will meditate on the glorious majesty of your honor, on your wondrous works.

Yes, when I cry, and call for help, he shuts out my prayer.

The ledge shall be fourteen cubits long by fourteen wide in its four sides; and the border about it shall be half a cubit; and its bottom shall be a cubit around; and its steps shall look toward the east.”

When he had said this, he cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”

He kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, “Lord, don’t hold this sin against them!” When he had said this, he fell asleep.

seeing it is God who said, “Light will shine out of darkness,” who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.