Nehemiah 1:11 meaning and explanation

O Lord, may Your ear be attentive to my prayer and to the prayers of Your servants who delight to revere Your name. Give Your servant success this day, I pray, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.” (At that time I was the cupbearer to the king.)

Nehemiah 1:11, Berean Standard Bible

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Nehemiah, a Jewish exile serving as cupbearer to the Persian king Artaxerxes in Susa, has just heard that Jerusalem's walls lie in ruins. His long prayer reaches its climax here.

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