Remember me for this, O my God, and do not blot out my deeds of loving devotion for the house of my God and for its services.
Parallel translations
- WEB Remember me, my God, concerning this, and don’t wipe out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for its observances.
- KJV Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and wipe not out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for the offices thereof.
- NKJV Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and do not wipe out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for its services!
- NASB Remember me for this, my God, and do not wipe out my loyal deeds which I have performed for the house of my God and its services.
- NLT Remember this good deed, O my God, and do not forget all that I have faithfully done for the Temple of my God and its services.
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Nehemiah prays that God would remember his good deeds for the house of God and not blot them out. It matters because he rests his labors in God's gracious remembrance rather than human praise.
Overview
This is the first of several prayers in which Nehemiah commits his faithful work to God's memory. He seeks not reward from men but recognition from the Lord he serves. While such works flow from devotion, the believer's ultimate confidence rests not in deeds but in God's grace in Christ, who remembers His people in mercy.
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Cross-references · 12
- Ps 122:6–9Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May those who love you prosper.
- Neh 13:31I also arranged for contributions of wood at the appointed times, and for the firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, with favor.
- Neh 13:22Then I instructed the Levites to purify themselves and guard the gates in order to keep the Sabbath day holy. Remember me for this as well, O my God, and show me mercy according to Your abundant loving devotion.
- Heb 6:10For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.
- Ezra 7:20And if anything else is needed for the house of your God that you may have occasion to supply, you may pay for it from the royal treasury.
- Neh 5:19Remember me favorably, O my God, for all that I have done for this people.
- 2 Chr 31:20–21So this is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah. He did what was good and upright and true before the LORD his God.
- 1 Chr 29:3Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now give for it my personal treasures of gold and silver, over and above all that I have provided for this holy temple:
- 2 Chr 24:16And Jehoiada was buried with the kings in the City of David, because he had done what was good in Israel for God and His temple.
- Ezra 7:27Blessed be the LORD, the God of our fathers, who has put into the heart of the king to so honor the house of the LORD in Jerusalem,
- Rev 3:5Like them, he who overcomes will be dressed in white. And I will never blot out his name from the Book of Life, but I will confess his name before My Father and His angels.
- Ezra 7:24And be advised that you have no authority to impose tribute, duty, or toll on any of the priests, Levites, singers, doorkeepers, temple servants, or other servants of this house of God.
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