91 Now on the twenty-fourth e day of this month the sons of Israel assembled with fasting , in sackcloth and with dirt upon them. 2 The descendants of Israel separated themselves from all foreigners e , and stood and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their fathers . 3 While they stood in their place , they read from the book of the law of the Lord their God for a fourth of the day ; and for another fourth they confessed and worshiped the Lord their God .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Nehemiah 9:1-3
Commentary on Nehemiah 9:1-3
(Read Nehemiah 9:1-3)
The word will direct and quicken prayer, for by it the Spirit helps our infirmities in prayer. The careful study of God's word will more and more discover to us our own sinfulness, and the plenteousness of his salvation; thus it calls us to mourn for sin, and to rejoice in him. Every discovery of the truth of God, should render us more unwearied in attendance on his sacred word, and on his worship.