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{Nehemiah 1:11} O Lord, 136 I beseech 577 thee, let now x4994 thine ear 241 be x1961 attentive 7183 to x413 the prayer 8605 of thy servant, 5650 and to x413 the prayer 8605 of thy servants, 5650 who desire 2655 to fear 3372 z8800 x853 thy name: 8034 and prosper, 6743 z8685 I pray x4994 thee, thy servant 5650 this day, 3117 and grant 5414 z8798 him mercy 7356 in the sight 6440 of this x2088 man. 376 For I x589 was x1961 the king's 4428 cupbearer. y8248 z8688 x4945
Let now:
"Let thine earª now¹ be¹ attentive,ª and thine eyesª open,ª° that thou mayest hearª°¹ the prayerª of thy servant,ª which¹ I¹ prayª° beforeª thee now,ª dayª and night,ª for¹ the childrenª of Israelª thy servants,ª and confessª°¹ the sinsª of the childrenª of Israel,ª which¹ we have sinnedª° against thee: both I¹ and my father'sª houseª have sinned.ª°" {Neh 1:6} + "Give ear,ª° O LORD,ª unto my prayer;ª and attendª° to the voiceª of my supplications.ª" {Psa 86:6} + "Lord,ª hearª° my voice:ª let thine earsª be¹ attentiveª to the voiceª of my supplications.ª" {Psa 130:2}
who desire:
"For that¹¹ they hatedª° knowledge,ª and did not¹ chooseª° the fearª of the LORD:ª" {Prv 1:29} + "Yea,¹ in the wayª of thy judgments,ª O LORD,ª have we waitedª° for thee; the desireª of [our] soulª [is] to thy name,ª and to the remembranceª of thee. ... With my soulª have I desiredª° thee in the night;ª yea,¹ with my spiritª withinª me will I seek thee early:ª° for¹ when¹ thy judgmentsª [are] in the earth,ª the inhabitantsª° of the worldª will learnª° righteousness.ª" {Isa 26:8-9} + "Prayª° forª us:ª forª² we trustª° we¹ haveª° a goodª conscience,ª inª all thingsª willingª° to live²° honestly.ª¹" {Hbr 13:18}
grant:
"And a letterª unto¹ Asaphª the keeperª° of the king'sª forest,ª that¹ he may giveª° me timberª to make beamsª° for¹ the gatesª of the palaceª which¹ [appertained] to the house,ª and for the wallª of the city,ª and for the houseª that¹ I shall enter¹ into.²°¹ And the kingª grantedª° me, according to the goodª handª of my Godª upon¹ me." {Neh 2:8} + "Deliver¹ me,²° I pray thee,¹ from the handª¹ of my brother,ª from the handª¹ of Esau:ª for¹ I¹ fear²¹ him, lest¹ he will comeª° and smite¹ me,²° [and] the motherª withª the children.ª" {Gen 32:11} + "And he said,ª° Thy nameª shall be calledª° no¹ more¹ Jacob,ª but¹¹ Israel:ª for¹ as a prince hast thou powerª° with¹ Godª and with¹ men,²¹ and hast prevailed.ª°" {Gen 32:28} + "And Godª Almightyª giveª° you mercyª beforeª the man,ª that he may send awayª°¹ your otherª brother,ª and Benjamin.ª Ifª I¹ be bereavedª° [of my children], I am bereaved.ª°" {Gen 43:14} + "Now in the firstª yearª of Cyrusª kingª of Persia,ª that the wordª of the LORDª by the mouthª¹ of Jeremiahª might be fulfilled,ª° the LORDª stirred upª°¹ the spiritª of Cyrusª kingª of Persia,ª that he made a proclamationªª° throughout all¹ his kingdom,ª and [put it] also¹ in writing,ª saying,ª°" {Ezr 1:1} + "This¹ Ezraª went upª° from Babylon;ª¹ and he¹ [was] a readyª scribeª° in the lawª of Moses,ª which¹ the LORDª Godª of Israelª had given:ª° and the kingª grantedª° him all¹ his request,ª according to the handª of the LORDª his Godª upon¹ him." {Ezr 7:6} + "Blessedª° [be] the LORDª Godª of our fathers,ª which¹ hath putª° [such a thing] as this¹ in the king'sª heart,ª to beautifyª°¹ the houseª of the LORDª which¹ [is] in Jerusalem:ª ... And hath extendedª° mercyª unto¹ me beforeª the king,ª and his counsellors,ª° and before all¹ the king'sª mightyª princes.ª And I¹ was strengthenedª° as the handª of the LORDª my Godª [was] upon¹ me, and I gathered togetherª° out of Israelª¹ chief menª to go upª° with¹ me." {Ezr 7:27-28} + "The king'sª heartª [is] in the handª of the LORD,ª [as] the riversª of water:ª he turnethª° it whithersoever¹¹¹ he will.ª°" {Prv 21:1}
For I was:
The office of cup-bearer was one of great trust, honour, and emolument, in the Persian court. To be in such a place of trust he must have been in the king's confidence; for no eastern potentate would have a cup-bearer to whom he could not trust his life, poison being often administered in that way. It was an office much desired, because it gave access to the king in those seasons of hilarity when men are most disposed to grant favours. "And it came to pass¹ in the monthª Nisan,ª in the twentiethª yearª of Artaxerxesª the king,ª [that] wineª [was] beforeª him: and I took upª°¹ the wine,ª and gaveª° [it] unto the king.ª Now I had not¹ been¹ [beforetime] sadª in his presence.ª" {Neh 2:1} + "And Pharaohª was wrothª° againstª twoª [of] his officers,ª against¹ the chiefª of the butlers,²°¹ and against¹ the chiefª of the bakers.ª°" {Gen 40:2} + "And the chiefª butler²°¹ toldª°¹ his dreamª to Joseph,ª and saidª° to him, In my dream,ª behold,¹ a vineª [was] before¹ me;² ... Yetª within threeª daysª shall Pharaohª lift upª°¹ thine head,ª and restoreª° thee unto¹ thy place:ª and thou shalt deliverª° Pharaoh'sª cupª into his hand,ª after the formerª mannerª when¹ thou wast¹ his butler.²°¹" {Gen 40:9-13} + "And he restoredª°¹ the chiefª butler²°¹ unto¹ his butlershipª again;²° and he gaveª° the cupª into¹ Pharaoh'sª hand:ª" {Gen 40:21} + "Yet did not¹ the chiefª butler²°¹ rememberª°¹ Joseph,ª but forgatª° him." {Gen 40:23} + "Then spakeª° the chiefª butler²°¹¹ unto Pharaoh,ª saying,ª° I¹ do rememberª°¹ my faultsª this day:ª" {Gen 41:9}

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