Nehemiah 5:19

19 ¹Remember for my good, O my God, all that I have done for this people.

Nehemiah 5:19 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 5:19

Think upon me, my God, for good, according to all that I have
done for this people.
] He expected not any recompence from the people, but from the Lord; and from him not in a way of merit, but of grace and good will, who forgets not what is done for his name's sake, ( Hebrews 6:10 ) .

Nehemiah 5:19 In-Context

17 Moreover, there were at my table 150 men, Jews and officials, besides those who came to us from the nations that were around us.

18 Now what was prepared at my expense for each day was one ox and six choice sheep and birds, and every ten days all kinds of wine in abundance. Yet for all this I did not demand the food allowance of the governor, because the service was too heavy on this people.

19 Remember for my good, O my God, all that I have done for this people.

Cross References

• 1. Nehemiah 13:14, 22, 31