Nehemiah 5:19
in Nehemiah 5Remember me favorably, O my God, for all that I have done for this people.
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ASV
Remember unto me, O my God, for good, all that I have done for this people.
KJV
Think upon me, my God, for good, according to all that I have done for this people.
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This verse in Nehemiah 5
Commentary
6 notes on this verseThink 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, Heb 6:10.
This site's exposition
Remember me favorably, O my God
The chapter closes on one line of prayer: "Remember me favorably, O my God, for all that I have done for this people" (5:19). Nehemiah asks the people he has fed and defended for nothing, no repayment and no praise, and turns the whole account toward God.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
5 Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters are brought unto bondage already: neither is it in our power to redeem them; for other men have our lands and vineyards.
quarantine:scripture (2026-07-29) — verbatim-scripture
According - As I have done thy people good for thy sake, so do me good for thine own sake; for thou art pleased, and hast promised graciously to reward us according to our works, and to mete to men the same measure which they meet to others.
He mentions it to God in prayer, not as if he thought he had hereby merited any favour from God, as a debt, but to show that he looked not for any recompence of his generosity from men, but depended upon God only to make up to him what he had lost and laid out for his honour; and he reckoned the favour of God reward enough.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Think upon me, my God, for good - Nehemiah wishes for no reward from man; and he only asks mercy at the hand of his God for what his providence enabled him to do; and which, according to the good hand of his God upon him, he had done faithfully. He does not offer his good deeds to God in extenuation of his sins, or as a compensation for the heaven he expected.
The words behind it
10 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| זָכְרָה־ | zakherah- | remember ! | H2142 → | 230 times |
| לִּ֥י | li | to me | ||
| אֱלֹהַ֖י | ʾelohai | O God my | H430 → | 2601 times |
| לְטוֹבָ֑ה | letovah | for good | H2896 → | 538 times |
| כֹּ֥ל | kol | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | that | H834 → | 5497 times |
| עָשִׂ֖יתִי | ʾasiti | I have done | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| הָעָ֥ם | haam | the people | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| הַזֶּֽה׃ פ | hazeh | <the> this | H2088 → | 1180 times |
זָכְרָה־remember !
zakherah-H2142 →230 times
לִּ֥יto me
li
אֱלֹהַ֖יO God my
ʾelohaiH430 →2601 times
לְטוֹבָ֑הfor good
letovahH2896 →538 times
כֹּ֥לall
kolH3605 →5413 times
אֲשֶׁר־that
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
עָשִׂ֖יתִיI have done
ʾasitiH6213 →2628 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
הָעָ֥םthe people
haamH5971 →1873 times
הַזֶּֽה׃ פ<the> this
hazehH2088 →1180 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Jeremiah 29:11For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.
it leads to
- Isaiah 55:8–12
“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD.
- Psalms 33:11
The counsel of the LORD stands forever, the purposes of His heart to all generations.
- Micah 4:12
But they do not know the thoughts of the LORD or understand His plan, for He has gathered them like sheaves to the threshing floor.
- Psalms 40:5
Many, O LORD my God, are the wonders You have done, and the plans You have for us— none can compare to You— if I proclaim and declare them, they are more than I…
- Job 23:13
But He is unchangeable, and who can oppose Him? He does what He desires.
- Isaiah 55:8–12
Through
Psalms 106:4Remember me, O LORD, in Your favor to Your people; visit me with Your salvation,
it leads to
- Nehemiah 13:14
Remember me for this, O my God, and do not blot out my deeds of loving devotion for the house of my God and for its services.
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- Nehemiah 13:31
I also arranged for contributions of wood at the appointed times, and for the firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, with favor.
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- Psalms 119:132
Turn to me and show me mercy, as You do to those who love Your name.
- Nehemiah 13:14
Where this verse is studied
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About Nehemiah
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.