Nehemiah 9:1-3

Common English Bible

Remembering the Lord’s mighty deeds

9 On the twenty-fourth day of this month, the people of Israel were assembled. They fasted, wore funeral clothing,^[a] and had dirt on their heads.^{[b] 2} After the Israelites separated themselves from all of the foreigners, they stood to confess their sins and the terrible behavior of their ancestors. ³ They stood in their place and read the Instruction scroll from the Lord their God for a quarter of the day. For another quarter of the day, they confessed and worshipped the Lord their God.